%0 Journal Article %T Closure of Left Atrial Appendage to Prevent Stroke: Devices and Status %A Abdi Rasekh %A Payam Safavi-Naeini %J Archive of "Texas Heart Institute Journal". %D 2018 %R 10.14503/THIJ-18-6693 %K Anticoagulants/therapeutic use %K atrial appendage/pathology/surgery %K atrial fibrillation/complications/therapy %K cardiac surgical procedures/adverse effects/instrumentation %K contraindications %K postoperative complications/prevention & control %K prosthesis design %K randomized controlled trials as topic %K stroke/prevention & control %K treatment outcome %U https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6059505/