Piedmont Heart Grand Rounds:
Sandeep Goyal, M.D. discusses the management of left atrial appendage to reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Hear why LAA closure is a safe and efficacious therapy for selected patients. Learn more about atrial fibrillation and Piedmont’s heart team approach at piedmont.org/afib.
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The planners and developers for this activity report no relevant financial disclosures. Sandeep Goyal M.D., presenter for this session, reports that he has the following disclosure(s): Consultant for Biosense Webster, Galaxy Medical, and Medtronic.All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated by Piedmont Healthcare.
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