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A randomized, prospective pilot comparison of 3 atrial appendage elimination techniques: Internal ligation, stapled excision, and surgical excision  Richard.

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1 A randomized, prospective pilot comparison of 3 atrial appendage elimination techniques: Internal ligation, stapled excision, and surgical excision  Richard Lee, MD, MBA, Patricia Vassallo, MD, Jane Kruse, BS, RN, S. Chris Malaisrie, MD, Vera Rigolin, MD, Adin-Cristian Andrei, PhD, Patrick McCarthy, MD  The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  Volume 152, Issue 4, Pages (October 2016) DOI: /j.jtcvs Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

2 Figure 1 CONSORT diagram of the study. TTE, Transthoracic echocardiogram; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

3 Figure 2 Failure of internal ligation because of a residual gap. TEE, Transesophageal echocardiography. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

4 Figure 3 Failure of stapled excision because of a residual stump. LAA, Left atrial appendage; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

5 Failed LAA excision. The Journal of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery  , DOI: ( /j.jtcvs ) Copyright © 2016 The American Association for Thoracic Surgery Terms and Conditions

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