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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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Clipping for left atrial appendage tachycardia and prevention of stroke
Qi Tong1, Hongde Hu2, Yongjun Qian1
1Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, No. 37 Guoxue Alley, Chengdu, 610041 Sichuan, P.R. China.
European Heart Journal. Cardiovascular Imaging
|December 18, 2023
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