A Left Atrial Appendage Phantom Structure

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Papadopoulos, Christodoulos E. (3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) ;
Fotoglidis, Athanasios (3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki) ;
Pagourelias, Efstathios (Department of Cardiovascular Diseases, Medical Imaging Research Center, UZ Gasthuisberg) ;
Vassilikos, Vassilios (3rd Cardiology Department, Hippokrateio University Hospital, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki)

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