*Corresponding author:
Gustavo Abuin Fray L Beltran, Director of the Heart laboratory at the ICAAP, University of Buenos Aires, School of Medicine, 207. 2° A. C.A.B.A-ArgentinaReceived: June 27, 2018; Published: July 10, 2018
DOI: 10.26717/BJSTR.2018.06.001374
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The exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) in the setting of mitral valve surgery plays an important role in the prevention of strokes. We propose a method for the definitive closure of the LAA using an untreated autologous pericardial patch.