Incomplete neo-endothelialization of left atrial appendage closure devices is frequent after 6 months: a pilot imaging study.

Simon LindnerMichael BehnesAnnika WenkeBenjamin SartoriusMuharrem AkinKambis MashayekhiJoshua GawlitzaKathrin Julia WeidnerUzair AnsariHolger HaubenreisserStefan O SchoenbergMartin BorggrefeIbrahim Akin

Published in: The international journal of cardiovascular imaging (2021)

This pilot study showed that neo-endothelialization is still incomplete in a majority of patients at mid-term follow-up of 6 months after successful LAAC therapy. Further investigation on the consequences of incomplete endothelialization is needed to guide antiplatelet therapy schedules.

Keyphrases

antiplatelet therapy
left atrial appendage
acute coronary syndrome
percutaneous coronary intervention
atrial fibrillation
high resolution
randomized controlled trial
study protocol
coronary artery disease
mass spectrometry
catheter ablation
fluorescence imaging