Valvular and Structural Heart Diseases (E-only Articles)
Rebuttal with regards to “Device-associated thrombus formation after left atrial appendage occlusion: A systematic review of events reported with the Watchman, the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug and the Amulet”
M. Lempereur MD,
Corresponding Author
M. Lempereur MD
Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Correspondence M. Lempereur, MD, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author A. Aminian MD,
A. Aminian MD
Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium
Search for more papers by this author J. Saw MD,
J. Saw MD
Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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M. Lempereur MD,
Corresponding Author
M. Lempereur MD
Division of Cardiology, University Hospital of Liège, Liège, Belgium
Correspondence M. Lempereur, MD, University Hospital of Liège, 4000 Liège, Belgium. Email:
[email protected]Search for more papers by this author A. Aminian MD,
A. Aminian MD
Division of Cardiology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium
Search for more papers by this author J. Saw MD,
J. Saw MD
Division of Cardiology, University of British Columbia, Vancouver General Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
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First published: 22 May 2017
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