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Symptomatic atrial fibrillation as the first symptom of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm

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    Guido Conradi, Anja Deetjen, Susanne Möllmann, Christian W. Hamm &  Thorsten Dill MD

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Conradi, G., Deetjen, A., Möllmann, S. et al. Symptomatic atrial fibrillation as the first symptom of a giant left atrial appendage aneurysm. Clin Res Cardiol 95, 614–616 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-006-0432-5

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