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Usefulness of a novel sizing chart for left atrial appendage occlusion with the Amplatzer Amulet.

Xavier FreixaPedro Luis Cepas-GuillenKasper KorsholmAnders Dahl KramerAnder RegueiroEduardo J Flores-UmanzorLaura SanchisAndrea Arenas-LorienteJesper Møller JensenJens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk
Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2022)
Incorporating both the LAA maximum and minimum diameters, as opposed to just maximum diameter, appears to improve sizing accuracy. The proposed MATRIX sizing chart offered a higher level of concordance between predicted and implanted device compared to the current IFU.
Keyphrases
  • left atrial appendage
  • atrial fibrillation
  • catheter ablation