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Ott Saluveer1, Nikola Drca1, Bo Sahlgren1
1Department of Cardiology, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
JACC. Case Reports
|November 26, 2021
Abstract:
The authors stopped a case of left atrial appendage occlusion because of miscolored brownish devices. The investigation demonstrated that devices may show a range of colors from a typical blue to a brownish hue, depending on oxide layer thickness, and this does not appear to have any impact on the performance of the device. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
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