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ReviewJournal of clinical medicine2026

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Versus Medical Therapy in Atrial Fibrillation: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Muhammad Aslam Khan, Anza Muhammad, Sheeza Nawaz, Muhammad Khan Buhadur Ali, Muhammad Shahzaib, Aleena Sameen, Maheen Anwar, Akriti Agrawal, Hitesh Bhatia, Syed Zamrak Khan and 1 more

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Review in Journal of clinical medicine, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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11 authors.

Muhammad Aslam KhanDepartment of Internal Medicine, Guthrie Clinic Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA 18840, USA.
Anza MuhammadDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Sheeza NawazDepartment of Internal Medicine, Guthrie Clinic Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA 18840, USA.ORCID 0009-0000-5276-0413
Muhammad Khan Buhadur AliDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Muhammad ShahzaibDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.
Aleena SameenDepartment of Medicine, King Edward Medical University, Lahore 54000, Pakistan.ORCID 0009-0005-3342-4365
Maheen AnwarDepartment of Internal Medicine, Guthrie Clinic Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA 18840, USA.
Akriti AgrawalDepartment of Internal Medicine, Guthrie Clinic Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA 18840, USA.
Hitesh BhatiaDepartment of Cardiology, Guthrie Clinic Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA 18840, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-0099-061X
Syed Zamrak KhanDepartment of Cardiology, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH 45267-0542, USA.
Saurabh SharmaDepartment of Cardiology, Guthrie Clinic Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, PA 18840, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-5579-2074

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6 · The paper itself

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anticoagulationatrial fibrillationbleedingleft atrial appendage occlusionmeta-analysisstroke prevention

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PMID42513444
PMCPMC13413204

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