How to Prevent Pulmonary Artery Wall Perforation Following Transcatheter Occlusion of Left Atrial Appendage

J Am Soc Echocardiogr. 2021 Feb;34(2):195-197.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.10.010. Epub 2020 Dec 2.

Authors

Marcin Demkow¹, Marek Konka¹, Adam Witkowski¹, Radoslaw Pracoń¹, Piotr Ścisło², Zenon Huczek², Marian Burysz³, Wojciech Ogorzeja³, Grzegorz Suwalski⁴, Andrzej Kurowski¹, Cezary Kępka¹, Anna Klisiewicz¹, Ilona Michałowska¹, Zofia Dzielińska¹, Piotr Nikodem Rudziński¹, Mariusz Kuśmierczyk¹

Affiliations

¹ National Institute of Cardiology in Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland.
² Medical University of Warsaw, Warszawa, Poland.
³ Regional Specialist Hospital in Grudziadz, Grudziadz, Poland.
⁴ Military Institute of Medicine Warszawa, Warszawa, Poland.

PMID: 33279343
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2020.10.010

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MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage* / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Appendage* / surgery
Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
Cardiac Catheterization
Humans
Pulmonary Artery / diagnostic imaging
Stroke*
Thromboembolism*