The Spectrum of Devices for Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage ...

This article reviews the main characteristics of and clinical results associated with the latest percutaneous LAAO devices.

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Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Current Devices and ...

Over the past decade, percutaneous left atrial appendage closure has emerged as a valid alternative to anticoagulation therapy for the prevention of stroke/ ...

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure devices: safety, efficacy ...

Devices for percutaneous LAA closure ... Notes: (A) Plaato™ device. (B) Amplatzer™ Cardiac Plug. (C) Amplatzer Amulet™ device. (D) LARIAT. (E) ...

Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion

The WATCHMAN is the only percutaneous LAAO device that has a been evaluated in randomized clinical trials and approved for use in the United states by the Food ...

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure | Circulation

The WATCHMAN FLX device obtained CE-mark approval in 2015, but was withdrawn from the European market in March 2016 due to an increased number ( ...

The Imaging Spectrum of Device-Related Thrombus After ...

Device-related thrombus (DRT) after transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) remains a clinical conundrum associated with a 3-fold ...

Comparative Assessment of Percutaneous Left-Atrial Appendage ...

Results: The implanted devices were the Watchman 2.5, Watchman FLX, Amplatzer Cardiac Plug (ACP), and Amulet. The procedural success rate was 95.7% (n = 265), ...

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: Expanding Indications and New ...

PINNACLE FLX was a prospective, nonrandomized registry of 400 patients treated with the WATCHMAN-FLX device and confirmed a 100% LAA closure ...

EHRA/EAPCI expert consensus statement on catheter-based left ...

... the spectrum of anatomies to be treated. In case ... Device-Related Thrombosis After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion for Atrial Fibrillation.

Pre- and Postprocedural CT of Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage ...

The Amplatzer Cardiac Plug and Amulet have an anchoring lobe and a proximal occluder; other devices are anchored only by occluders with fixation ...

Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion in atrial fibrillation ...

The second Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Watchman LAA Closure Device in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation vs. Long-Term Warfarin ...

Clinical outcome and intraprocedural characteristics of left atrial ...

Results: In all patients, the device implantation was successful. 60 patients received a SOPT occluder, including Watchman (35%) and Watchman ...

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure vs Warfarin for Atrial ...

The device was implanted under transesophageal echocardiographic (TEE) guidance. After transseptal puncture, an LAA angiogram was performed. An ...

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion—Current Evidence ...

The plug-based WATCHMAN™ FLX device consists of a self-expanding nitinol frame with 10 fixation anchors covered by a polyethylene terephthalate cap. It is a ...

Geometry of left atrial appendage assessed with multidetector-row ...

Conclusions: The feasibility of current devices is high, based on MDCT measurements of the LAA, with no difference for either one of the devices. Introduction.

Periprocedural Outcomes Associated With Use of a Left Atrial ...

This cohort study found that there was a high procedural success rate of 97.9% for implanting the WATCHMAN percutaneous LAAO device in this ...

Predictors of Device-Related Thrombus Following Percutaneous ...

Following left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) the presence of 1 major risk factor or 2 minor risk factors leads to a 2.1-fold increased risk ...

Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Current Devices and ...

The most widely used are the plug type, including WATCHMAN (Boston Scientific), and the pacifier type, including Amulet (Abbott Vascular), Ultraseal LAA ...

Evidence and Indications for Percutaneous Closure of the Left Atrial ...

The most commonly used devices for percutaneous LAA closure (LAAC, or occlusion, LAAO) are the Watchman (Boston Scientific) and Amulet (Abbott) devices. However ...