A simple method to detect leaks after left atrial appendage occlusion with Watchman.
Hüseyin AyhanSanghamitra MohantyÖmer GedikliChintan TrivediUğur CanpolatAlfredo Chauca TapiaQiong ChenDomenico Giovanni Della RoccaCarola GianniAnu SalwanAlisara AnnanabBryan MacDonaldAngel MayedoJ David BurkhardtRodney HortonGerald J GallinghouseLuigi Di BiaseAmin Al-AhmadSanghamitra MohantyPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2020)
Our findings demonstrated white and nonwhite appearance of the appendage on TEE to be reliable markers of complete closure and leak respectively, following LAA occlusion with the Watchman device.