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 ...

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

Pre-procedural TTE evaluation is mandatory to assess ... TEE and MSCT are crucial to define anatomy of left atrial appendage (LAA) that may be multilobated and very variable in size.

Due to increased stroke risk post DCC, a transesophageal echocardiogram (TEE) is performed in selected patients to rule out left atrial appendage thrombus (LAAT) prior to DCC. The prevalence of LAAT ...

Transesophageal echocardiography 80–100% 80–99 ... TEE and MSCT are crucial to define anatomy of left atrial appendage (LAA) that may be multilobated and very variable in size.

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.

Abbott has reported late-breaking five-year positive data from a trial of its Amplatzer Amulet left atrial appendage (LAA) ...