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Editorial
. 2019 Feb;9(1):104-109.
doi: 10.21037/cdt.2018.10.05.

Left atrial appendage closure: prevalence and risk of device-associated thrombus formation

Stefan Bertog  1   2 , Horst Sievert  1
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Editorial

Left atrial appendage closure: prevalence and risk of device-associated thrombus formation

Stefan Bertog et al. Cardiovasc Diagn Ther. 2019 Feb.
No abstract available

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Conflict of interest statement

Conflicts of Interest: Horst Sievert has either ownership interests, stock options, received travel reimbursement, study honoraria or consultant fees for 4tech Cardio, Abbott, Ablative Solutions, Ancora Heart, Bavaria Medizin Technologie GmbH, Bioventrix, Boston Scientific, Carag, Cardiac Dimensions, Celonova, Cibiem, CGuard, Comed B.V., Contego, CVRx, Edwards, Endologix, Hemoteq, InspireMD, Lifetech, Maquet Getinge Group, Medtronic, Mitralign, Nuomao Medtech, Occlutech, pfm Medical, Recor, Renal Guard, Rox Medical, Terumo, Vascular Dynamics, Vivasure Medical, Venus, Veryan. The other author has no conflicts of interest to declare.

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