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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
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Left atrial appendage thrombus after successful surgical exclusion on anticoagulation: a need for closer
Dawn S Hui1, Lisa J Alderson1, Richard Lee1
1Center for Comprehensive Cardiovascular Care, Saint Louis University, St. Louis, Missouri.
The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
|October 6, 2014
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