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Transesophageal Echocardiography to Diagnose Watchman Device Infection.

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SUBMITTER: Jensen J

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7303240 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Transesophageal Echocardiography to Diagnose Watchman Device Infection.

Jensen Joseph J Thaler Christina C Saxena Retu R Calcaterra Domenico D Sanchez Jason J Orlandi Quirino Q Harris Kevin M KM

CASE (Philadelphia, Pa.) 20200218 3

PMID: 32577603

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