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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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Successful management of persistent leak after surgical left atrial appendage closure using endocardial
Ahmet Kivrak1, Mert Doğan1, Cem Coteli1
1Department of Cardiology, Hacettepe University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.
Heartrhythm Case Reports
|February 24, 2026
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Keywords:
Atrial fibrillationLeft atrial appendage closurePeridevice leakRadiofrequency ablationSurgical closureMore Related Videos
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