Key result
Detailed knowledge of crucial anatomic landmarks and endocardial morphologic variants of the LAA is provided to assist interventional cardiologists in planning percutaneous transcatheter occlusion.
Provides basic anatomic information and imaging landmarks crucial for planning percutaneous transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion.
May inform LAA occlusion planning; leaves open prospective validation of variant-specific outcomes.
Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure represents a complementary option and effective treatment for patients at risk of thromboembolism, especially in patients for whom it may be difficult to achieve satisfactory anticoagulation control or where anticoagulation treatment is not possible or desirable. and safe transcatheter LAA occlusion requires a detailed knowledge of crucial anatomic landmarks and endocardial morphologic variants of the LAA and its neighbouring structures.1 ,2 w1–w3 Our aim in this article is to provide the basic anatomic information that is important for the interventional cardiologist to know when planning an LAA occlusion procedure.
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Cabrera et al. (2014) conducted a review in Thromboembolism risk. Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure was evaluated. Detailed knowledge of crucial anatomic landmarks and endocardial morphologic variants of the LAA is provided to assist interventional cardiologists in planning percutaneous transcatheter occlusion.
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