Value of detecting peri-device leak and incomplete endothelialization by cardiac CT angiography in atrial fibrillation patients post Watchman LAAC combined with radiofrequency ablation.
Ming-Zhe ZhaoRun-Min ChiYing YuQun-Shan WangJian SunWei LiPeng-Pai ZhangBo LiuXiang-Fei FengYan ZhaoBin-Feng MoMu ChenRui ZhangChang-Qi GongYi-Chi YuYi-Gang LiPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2021)
CCTA is feasible to evaluate PDL and device endothelialization after LAAC. The maximum diameter of LAA orifice derived from CT can independently predict the occurrence of post-LAAC PDL.
Keyphrases
- radiofrequency ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- end stage renal disease
- left atrial appendage
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- risk assessment
- prognostic factors
- computed tomography
- peritoneal dialysis
- magnetic resonance imaging
- left ventricular
- patient reported outcomes
- contrast enhanced
- acute coronary syndrome
- image quality
- venous thromboembolism
- positron emission tomography
- optical coherence tomography
- mitral valve
- patient reported