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Editorial
. 2022 Aug 26;1(3):100056.
doi: 10.1016/j.jacadv.2022.100056. eCollection 2022 Aug.

Imagination, Creativity, Napkins, and Persistence

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Editorial

Imagination, Creativity, Napkins, and Persistence

David R Holmes Jr et al. JACC Adv. .
No abstract available

Keywords: TAVI; left atrial appendage.

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Conflict of interest statement

Dr Alkhouli serves on the CHAMPION trial steering committee and advisory boards of Boston Scientific and Philips. Dr Holmes has reported that he has no relationships relevant to the contents of this paper to disclose.

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The Journey From Patent to Publication Is Not Always Easy (A) Excerpt of original Andersen Patent, November 17, 1989. (B)Journal of the American College of Cardiology rejection of the transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) paper, 1990. (C)Circulation rejection of TAVI paper, 1991. Images courtesy of Dr Henning R. Andersen. Figure reproduced with permission from Andersen. Front Cardiovasc Med. 2021:29;8:722693 (Creative Commons Attribution License—CC BY).

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