First-in-Human Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Procedure Guided by Real-Time 3-Dimensional Intracardiac Echocardiography

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Nov 12;11(21):2228-2231. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.08.023. Epub 2018 Oct 17.

Authors

Sergio Berti¹, Luigi Emilio Pastormerlo², Simona Celi², Marcello Ravani², Giuseppe Trianni², Elisa Cerone², Gennaro Santoro²

Affiliations

¹ Fondazione C.N.R. G. Monasterio Ospedale del Cuore, Massa, Italy. Electronic address: berti@ftgm.it.
² Fondazione C.N.R. G. Monasterio Ospedale del Cuore, Massa, Italy.

PMID: 30343023
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2018.08.023

No abstract available

Keywords: ICE; ICE real-time 3D/4D; atrial fibrillation; cardiovascular imaging; intracardiac echocardiography; left atrial appendage closure.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Appendage / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional*
Humans
Male
Predictive Value of Tests
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography, Interventional / methods*