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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
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Left atrial appendage thrombus formation during atrial fibrillation ablation under sufficient heparinization
Zsuzsanna Kis1, Rohit Bhagwandien1, Koen Nieman1
1Department of Clinical Electrophysiology, Thoraxcenter, Erasmus MC, 's Gravendijkwal 230, Postbus 2040, 3000 CA Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
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