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Editorial
. 2021 Aug 8:9:69-70.
doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.08.005. eCollection 2021 Oct.

Commentary: Targeting the left atrial appendage

Marc Gillinov  1 , Daniel J P Burns  1 , Rakesh M Suri  1
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Editorial

Commentary: Targeting the left atrial appendage

Marc Gillinov et al. JTCVS Tech. .
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Daniel J.P. Burns, MD, MPhil, Rakesh M. Suri, MD, DPhil, and Marc Gillinov, MD
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  • doi: 10.1016/j.xjtc.2021.07.009

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