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appendage

Known as: appendages 
A natural prolongation or projection from a part of an organism either animal or plant; a part that is joined to something larger.

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Highly Cited
2013
Highly Cited
2013
Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure for stroke prophylaxis in patients with atrial fibrillation: 2.3-Year Follow-up of the PROTECT AF (Watchman Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic…
BACKGROUND The multicenter PROTECT AF study (Watchman Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic Protection in Patients With Atrial… (More)
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Highly Cited
2011
Highly Cited
2011
Safety of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: results from the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic Protection in Patients with AF (PROTECT AF) clinical trial and the Continued…
BACKGROUND The Watchman Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic Protection in Patients With AF (PROTECT AF) randomized trial… (More)
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Highly Cited
2010
Highly Cited
2010
Left atrial appendage: an underrecognized trigger site of atrial fibrillation.
BACKGROUND Together with pulmonary veins, many extrapulmonary vein areas may be the source of initiation and maintenance of… (More)
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Highly Cited
2009
Highly Cited
2009
Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage versus warfarin therapy for prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation: a randomised non-inferiority trial.
BACKGROUND In patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation, embolic stroke is thought to be associated with left atrial… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Cep164, a novel centriole appendage protein required for primary cilium formation
Primary cilia (PC) function as microtubule-based sensory antennae projecting from the surface of many eukaryotic cells. They play… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Distinct Wnt signaling pathways have opposing roles in appendage regeneration.
In contrast to mammals, lower vertebrates have a remarkable capacity to regenerate complex structures damaged by injury or… (More)
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Highly Cited
2007
Highly Cited
2007
Initial worldwide experience with the WATCHMAN left atrial appendage system for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation.
OBJECTIVES This study assessed the feasibility of implanting a device in the left atrial appendage (LAA) in patients with atrial… (More)
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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Video-assisted bilateral pulmonary vein isolation and left atrial appendage exclusion for atrial fibrillation.
OBJECTIVE Pulmonary vein isolation is curative in selected patients with atrial fibrillation. The objective of this study was to… (More)
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Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Percutaneous left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion to prevent stroke in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation: early clinical experience.
BACKGROUND Thromboembolism due to atrial fibrillation (AF) is a frequent cause of stroke. More than 90% of thrombi in AF form in… (More)
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Highly Cited
1994
Highly Cited
1994
Relations between left atrial appendage blood flow velocity, spontaneous echocardiographic contrast and thromboembolic risk in vivo.
OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to determine the relations between spontaneous echo contrast, left atrial appendage blood… (More)
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