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Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage after failed surgical closure using a septal occluder device guided by real-time 4-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography

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  1. Division of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Herman A. Carneiro, Keith Benzuly & Bradley Knight

  2. Department of Anesthesiology, Northwestern University, Chicago, IL, USA

    Arianna Cook & Kiran Belani

  3. Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute, Feinberg School of Medicine, Northwestern University, 676 N St Clair Street, Suite 730, Chicago, IL, 60611, USA

    Herman A. Carneiro

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BK receives honoraria for consulting and speaking for manufacturers of left atrial appendage closure and intracardiac echocardiography devices — Abbott, Biosense Webster, Boston Scientific, and Philips. The other authors declare no conflict of interest.

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Carneiro, H.A., Cook, A., Belani, K. et al. Percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage after failed surgical closure using a septal occluder device guided by real-time 4-dimensional intracardiac echocardiography. J Interv Card Electrophysiol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10840-024-01824-9

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