Usable implantation depth for watchman left atrial appendage occlusion is greater with appendage angiography than transesophageal echocardiography.

Matthew S GlassyGaurav SharmaGagan D SinghThomas W R SmithDali FanJason H Rogers

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2018)

Compared to TEE, LAA angiography provides additional depth information and may be particularly valuable when patients have insufficient depth for Watchman by TEE measures.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
optical coherence tomography
atrial fibrillation
computed tomography
end stage renal disease
catheter ablation
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
heart failure
pulmonary hypertension
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