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Left atrial appendage occlusion in valvular atrial fibrillation following MitraClip implantation

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    Alexander Jabs, Ulrich Hink, Ascan Warnholtz, Ralph Stephan von Bardeleben, Philipp Nikolai, Thomas Münzel & Tommaso Gori

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Jabs, A., Hink, U., Warnholtz, A. et al. Left atrial appendage occlusion in valvular atrial fibrillation following MitraClip implantation. Clin Res Cardiol 101, 393–396 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-012-0416-6

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