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Left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation and high risk of fall: a clinical dilemma or a budgetary issue?

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  1. Department of Cardiology, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain und Am Urban, Dieffenbachstraße 1, 10967, Berlin, Germany

    Giuseppe D’Ancona, Erdal Safak & Hüseyin Ince

  2. Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany

    Giuseppe D’Ancona, Erdal Safak & Hüseyin Ince

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D’Ancona, G., Safak, E. & Ince, H. Left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation and high risk of fall: a clinical dilemma or a budgetary issue?. Clin Res Cardiol 108, 1406–1407 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-019-01476-0

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