Left atrial appendage closure device implantation via transhepatic vascular access: a case report.

Pegah Zare; Luis Rechani; Shaun Smithson

doi:10.1093/EHJCR/YTAA400

Left atrial appendage closure device implantation via transhepatic vascular access: a case report.

Pegah Zare
, Luis Rechani
, Shaun Smithson

HCA Florida Aventura Hospital

Internal Medicine, Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, 20900 Biscayne Blvd, Aventura, FL 33180, USA
Aventura Hospital and Medical Center, Aventura, FL, USA

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Original language	American English
Journal	European Heart Journal - Case Reports
Volume	4
Issue number	6
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/EHJCR/YTAA400
State	Published - Dec 1 2020

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Medicine and Health Sciences
Surgery

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