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Device related thrombosis after left atrial appendage occlusion: does thrombus location always predicts its origin?

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Hospital Clinic of Barcelona, University of Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain

    E. Flores-Umanzor, P. Cepas-Guillen, L. Sanchis, A. Regueiro, R. Navarro, S. Brugaletta, B. Vidal, M. Sitges, M. Sabaté & Xavier Freixa

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    Xavier Freixa

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Flores-Umanzor, E., Cepas-Guillen, P., Sanchis, L. et al. Device related thrombosis after left atrial appendage occlusion: does thrombus location always predicts its origin?. J Interv Card Electrophysiol 60, 347–348 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-020-00819-6

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