Heart Rhythm
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 370-376 , March 2010

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with an epicardial suture ligation approach: A prospective randomized pre-clinical feasibility study

  • Sheldon M. Singh, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
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  • Srinivas R. Dukkipati, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
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  • Andre d'Avila, MD, PhD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    • ,
  • Shephal K. Doshi, MD

      Affiliations

    • St. Johns Health Center and Pacific Heart Institute, Santa Monica, California
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  • Vivek Y. Reddy, MD

      Affiliations

    • Cardiac Arrhythmia Service, The Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests and correspondence: Dr. Vivek Y. Reddy, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, Zena and Michael A. Weiner Cardiovascular Institute, One Gustave L. Levy Place, Box 1030, New York, New York 10029

Received 31 October 2009 ,Accepted 9 November 2009.

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 Dr. Reddy received grant support from SentreHeart that directly supported this experimental animal study. Dr. D'Avila has received a research grant from SentreHeart. Dr. Doshi has received a consulting grant from SentreHeart. Drs. Reddy and Doshi were Principal Investigators in PROTECT-AF - a clinical trial that studied another left atrial appendage closure device (Watchman, Atritech, Inc).

PII: S1547-5271(09)01272-7

doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2009.11.010

Heart Rhythm
Volume 7, Issue 3 , Pages 370-376 , March 2010

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