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Transfabric Leaks After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedures With a Fluoropolymer-Coated Device
Aishah Matar1, Nicholas Jc Bauer2, Anna Zavodni2
1Schulich Heart Centre, Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Temetry Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada; Division of Cardiology, Sheikh Tahnoon Bin Mohammed Medical City, Al Ain, United Arab Emirates.
The Canadian Journal of Cardiology
|November 30, 2025
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