October 1, 2011European Journal of Echocardiography
The role of echocardiography in percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion
Key result
Echocardiography plays an essential role at all stages of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion, including pre-procedural screening, peri-procedural guidance, and post-procedural surveillance.
Population
Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion
Design
Review
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Implication
Affirms echocardiography integration into LAAO workflows; leaves open need for randomized comparisons of imaging protocols.
Structured PICO
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Population
Patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion
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Intervention
Echocardiography (pre-procedural, peri-procedural transoesophageal or intracardiac, and post-procedural)
Echocardiography plays an essential role in screening, guiding, and monitoring percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Cite This Study
Chue et al. (2011) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation. Echocardiography was evaluated. Echocardiography plays an essential role at all stages of percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion, including pre-procedural screening, peri-procedural guidance, and post-procedural surveillance.