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Descriptor English: Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Descriptor Spanish: Cierre del Apéndice Auricular Izquierdo
Descriptor cierre de la orejuela auricular izquierda
Entry term(s) cierre de la OAI
intervención de oclusión de la orejuela auricular izquierda
Scope note: Procedimiento que bloquea la OREJUELA AURICULAR izquierda para reducir el riesgo de INFARTO DE MIOCARDIO asociado a la FIBRILACIÓN AURICULAR (FA). La orejuela auricular izquierda es, a menudo, el lugar de formación de COÁGULOS DE SANGRE en la FA.
Descriptor Portuguese: Oclusão do Apêndice Atrial Esquerdo
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Closure, LAA
LAA Closure
LAA Closures
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Intervention
Tree number(s): E02.148.442.582
E05.157.250.582
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000097546
Scope note: A procedure that blocks the left ATRIAL APPENDAGE to reduce the risk of MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION associated with ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF). The left atrial appendage is often the site of BLOOD CLOT formation in AF.
Allowable Qualifiers: AE adverse effects
CL classification
EC economics
ED education
ES ethics
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IS instrumentation
LJ legislation & jurisprudence
MO mortality
MT methods
NU nursing
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
SN statistics & numerical data
ST standards
TD trends
VE veterinary
Previous Indexing: Cardiac Catheterization (2011-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60589
Unique ID: D000097546
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Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/05/31
Left Atrial Appendage Closure - Preferred
Concept UI M000764122
Scope note A procedure that blocks the left ATRIAL APPENDAGE to reduce the risk of MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION associated with ATRIAL FIBRILLATION (AF). The left atrial appendage is often the site of BLOOD CLOT formation in AF.
Preferred term Left Atrial Appendage Closure
Entry term(s) Closure, LAA
LAA Closure
LAA Closures
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Intervention



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