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Meta-Analysis Evaluating Outcomes of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion During Cardiac SurgeryMeta-Analysis Evaluating Outcomes of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion During Cardiac Surgery

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August 7, 2019

Internal Medicine Publications

Meta-Analysis Evaluating Outcomes of Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion During Cardiac Surgery

Authors: Abdisamad M Ibrahim, MD/ Nitin Tandan, MD/ Cameron Koester, DO/ Mohammad Al-Akchar, MD/ Bishal Bhandari, DO/ Albert Botchway, MD/ Jumana Abdelkarim, MD/ Ruby Maini, MD/ Mohamed Labedi, MD

Published online August 1, 2019. Published in the October issue of The American Journal of Cardiology.

https://www.ajconline.org/article/S0002-9149(19)30832-X/pdf

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