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The WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 28, 2012
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Dual device closure of a bilobar left atrial appendage with a plug (Watchman 2.5™ 30 mm) and a pacifier (Amulet™
Michel Noutsias1, Hannes Melnyk1, Muhammad Ali1
1Mid-German Heart Center, Department of Internal Medicine III (KIM III), Division of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Medical Care, University Hospital Halle, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Strasse 40, D-06120 Halle (Saale), Germany.
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