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Editorial
. 2023 Mar;66(2):253-254.
doi: 10.1007/s10840-022-01381-z. Epub 2022 Sep 28.

Left atrial appendage occlusion: does it get the seal of approval?

Kousik Krishnan  1   2 , Moeen Saleem  3
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Editorial

Left atrial appendage occlusion: does it get the seal of approval?

Kousik Krishnan et al. J Interv Card Electrophysiol. 2023 Mar.
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