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We expect the CLAAS AcuFORM device will eventually enable the adoption of Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) imaging." ICE does not require general anesthesia reducing the need for additional ...

Sposato explained that most patients undergo a transthoracic echo during hospitalization ... top part of the heart — specifically the left atrial appendage, which is where most clots in the ...

Due to increased stroke risk post DCC, a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is performed in selected patients to rule out left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT ... comorbid, and transthoracic ...

Background: Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occlusion with Amulet has shown promising ... intracardiac left atrial echocardiography, and intraprocedural angiography. Pre-procedural CT was not used.

Left anterior descending (LAD) coronary artery of rats was ligated to induce the MI model. Briefly, the heart was exposed through making a chest incision, followed by ligation of left coronary artery ...

Left atrial appendage closure is an alternative strategy for stroke prophylaxis, Wazni and colleagues noted. "The safety and ...

Left atrial appendage closure is a mechanical alternative to anticoagulation, but data regarding its use after atrial fibrillation ablation are lacking. We conducted an international randomized ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion vs continuation of oral anticoagulation therapy alone is linked to reduced ischemic stroke risk in select patients with nonvalvular AF.