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Large pectinate muscle obstructing WATCHMAN™ left atrial appendage occlusion device placement

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    Neel Jaiprakash Patel & Christopher Randall Ellis

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Patel, N.J., Ellis, C.R. Large pectinate muscle obstructing WATCHMAN™ left atrial appendage occlusion device placement. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 47, 373–374 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-016-0162-1

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