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The left atrial appendage is thought to be the source of a large proportion of emboli in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. In this paper, Bartus and his colleagues describe an innovative new device that uses a combined transseptal-epicardial approach to ligate the left atrial appendage.

Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion Device for Protection From Thromboemboli