The PROTECT AF (WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage System for Embolic PROTECTion in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation) trial

Am Heart J. 2006 May;151(5):956-61. doi: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.005.

Authors

Rebecca Brown Fountain¹, David R Holmes, Krishnaswamy Chandrasekaran, Douglas Packer, Samuel Asirvatham, Robert Van Tassel, Zoltan Turi

Affiliation

¹ Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA. fountain.rebecca@mayo.edu

PMID: 16644311
DOI: 10.1016/j.ahj.2006.02.005

No abstract available

Publication types

Multicenter Study
Randomized Controlled Trial

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage / surgery*
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
Equipment Design
Humans
Prostheses and Implants* / adverse effects
Research Design*
Thromboembolism / prevention & control*