Stapled excision of the left atrial appendage

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Stapled excision of the left atrial appendage A. Marc Gillinov, MD, Gosta Pettersson, MD, PhD, Delos M. Cosgrove, MD The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery Volume 129, Issue 3, Pages 679-680 (March 2005) DOI: 10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.07.039 Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

Figure 1 Stapled excision of LAA. A, Stapler is loaded with pericardial strips. B, LAA is excised, and area beneath the buttressed staple line is examined. Published with the permission of The Cleveland Clinic Foundation. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery 2005 129, 679-680DOI: (10.1016/j.jtcvs.2004.07.039) Copyright © 2005 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions