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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Tools and Techniques Clinical: transcatheter closure of left atrial appendage using the Amplatzer™ Cardiac Plug
Sergio Berti1, Gennaro Santoro, Cataldo Palmieri
1Heart Hospital, Fondazione C.N.R. Reg. Toscana G. Monasterio, Massa, Italy. berti@ftgm.it
Abstract
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