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Game changer? A sporting indication to implant a left atrial appendage closure device in a rugby player with atrial fibrillation: a case report

BACKGROUND: Caring for athletes with cardiac disease requires an approach that caters to the specific needs of the athlete. CASE SUMMARY: A 27-year-old professional rugby player was admitted with decompensated heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF). Transthoracic echocardiogram showed features i...

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Autores principales: Briosa e Gala, Andre, Cox, Andrew, Pope, Michael, Betts, Timothy
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7047048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32128481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ehjcr/ytz242