Direct current cardioversion practices following percutaneous left atrial appendage closure.
Sapan BhutaAdnan ShaabanNkongho C BindaJames AntakiRalph S AugostiniSteven J KalbfleischSalvatore J SavonaToshimasa OkabeMahmoud HoumsseMuhammad Rizwan AfzalEmile G DaoudJohn D HummelPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2023)
There is a widely varied practice pattern of TEE, CCTA, and OAC use with DCCV after LAAC, with a 6% rate of LAT/DRT. LAA imaging before DCCV appears prudent in all cases, especially within 1 year of LAAC, to assess for device position, PDL, and LAT/DRT.