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Role of Imaging in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion
Authors
Mathieu Lempereur 1,*, Adel Aminian2, Raluca Dulgheru1, Tom De Potter3, Cécile Oury1, Patrizio Lancellotti1, 4,**
1MD, University Hospital of Liège, GIGA Cardiovascular Sciences, Imaging Cardiology Liège, Liège, Belgium
2MD, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium
3MD, Arrhythmia Unit, Cardiovascular Center, OLV Hospital, Aalst, Belgium
4MD, Gruppo Villa Maria Care and Research, Anthea Hospital, Bari, Italy
Corresponding Authors:
* Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Sart Tilman, B - 4000 Liège, Belgium. Tel: + 32.4.366.71.94, Fax: + 32.4.366.71.95. E-mail:[email protected]
** Department of Cardiology, University Hospital Sart Tilman, B - 4000 Liège, Belgium. Tel: + 32.4.366.71.94, Fax: + 32.4.366.71.95. E-mail:[email protected]
Published online:Apr 15, 2017
Article type:Review Article
Received:Feb 23, 2017
Accepted:Mar 05, 2017
How to Cite:Lempereur M, Aminian A, Dulgheru R, De Potter T, Oury C, et al. Role of Imaging in Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Int J Cardiovasc Pract. 2017;2(2):e130064. doi: https://doi.org/10.21859/ijcp-020203
Abstract
Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is now a valid alternative to long-term oral anticoagulation in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation at high thrombo-embolism risk, especially for patients who are considered ineligible for anticoagulation. The most frequently used occluders worldwide include the WATCHAMN (Boston Scientific, Natick, MA, USA) and the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug or Amulet (St. Jude Medical/Abbott, St Paul, MN, USA) devices. Multimodality imaging is key in the understanding of 3D aspects of the LAA and surrounding structures anatomy. Imaging is essential for procedural planning, during each step of the procedure and for device surveillance after implantation. Multimodality imaging, including 2D/3D echocardiography, fluoroscopy, and cardiac computed tomography can increase the safety and efficacy of the procedure.
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© 2017, International Journal of Cardiovascular Practice. This open-access article is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 (CC BY-NC 4.0) International License (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which allows for the copying and redistribution of the material only for noncommercial purposes, provided that the original work is properly cited.
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