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Interventioneller Verschluss des linken Vorhofohrs

100 % Compliance, 40 % weniger Blutungen, 50 % weniger Sterblichkeit

Interventional occlusion of the left atrial appendage

100% Compliance, 40% less bleeding, and 50% lower mortality

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Eggebrecht, H. Interventioneller Verschluss des linken Vorhofohrs. Kardiologe 15, 244–245 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12181-021-00476-7

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