Imaging risk features for device related pulmonary artery injury after left atrial appendage closure with Amplatzer™ Amulet™ device.

Radoslaw Pracoń Ole de BackerMarek KonkaCezary KępkaMariusz KrukPiotr TrochimiukMariusz DębskiZofia DzielińskaLars SøndergaardMarcin Demkow

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2020)

''Cuddling lobe orientation'' of Amulet device with the PA was associated with short wires-to-PA distance and late pericardial effusions, including DR-PAI. Hence, such device-to-PA configuration should be avoided.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
pulmonary artery
atrial fibrillation
coronary artery
catheter ablation
pulmonary hypertension
pulmonary arterial hypertension
high resolution
drug induced