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SUBMITTER: Yucel G
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5897373 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yücel G G Behnes M M Barth C C Wenke A A Sartorius B B Mashayekhi K K Yazdani B B Bertsch T T Rusnak J J Saleh A A Hoffmann U U Fastner C C Lang S S Zhou X X Sattler K K Borggrefe M M Akin I I
Scientific reports 20180412 1
Patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AF) and a high risk for oral anticoagulation can be treated by percutaneous implantation of left atrial appendage occlusion devices (LAAC) to reduce the risk of cardio-embolic stroke. This study evaluates whether LAAC may influence lipid metabolism, which has never been investigated before. Patients with successful LAAC were included consecutively. Venous peripheral blood samples of patients were collected immediately before (T0, baseline) and 6 mo ...[more]