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Bagdasaryan A.Yu.

Almazov National Medical Research Center

Shcherbinin T.S.

Almazov National Medical Research Center

Gordeev M.L.

Almazov National Medical Research Center

Thoracoscopic resection of giant left atrial appendage aneurysm with epicardial radiofrequency isolation of pulmonary veins and posterior wall of the left atrium without cardiopulmonary bypass

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Bagdasaryan A.Yu., Shcherbinin T.S., Gordeev M.L.

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Bagdasaryan AYu, Shcherbinin TS, Gordeev ML. Thoracoscopic resection of giant left atrial appendage aneurysm with epicardial radiofrequency isolation of pulmonary veins and posterior wall of the left atrium without cardiopulmonary bypass. Russian Journal of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery. 2025;18(6):713‑718. (In Russ.)
https://doi.org/10.17116/kardio202518061713

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