Single trans-septal access technique for left atrial intracardiac echocardiography to guide left atrial appendage closure.

Daniel AguirreChristian PincettiLuis PerezCarlos DeckMario AlfaroMaria Jesus VergaraGabriel Maluenda

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)

This initial experience suggests that LAA occlusion with the Amplatzer Amulet device using ICE guidance from the left atrium via a single trans-septal technique is feasible and safe.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
left atrial
atrial fibrillation
catheter ablation
left ventricular
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
mitral valve
heart failure
computed tomography
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary artery
pulmonary arterial hypertension
inferior vena cava