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Pulmonary artery and left atrial appendage anatomical relationship using electrocardiogram- -gated computed tomography: An important aspect of left atrial appendage occlusion
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Affiliations- Department of Radiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Smoluchowskiego 17, 80-214 Gdansk, Poland
- 1st Department of Cardiology, Medical University of Gdansk, Debinki 7, 80-952 Gdansk, Poland
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Pulmonary artery and left atrial appendage anatomical relationship using electrocardiogram- -gated computed tomography: An important aspect of left atrial appendage occlusion
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342-344
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2021-02-16
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Cardiol J 2021;28(2):342-344.
Authors
Dorota Anna Kulawiak-Gałąska
Rafał Gałąska
Maksymilian Mielczarek
Piotr Drewla
Miłosz Jaguszewski
Marcin Fijałkowski
Michał Studniarek
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