Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics

1. Cover image - p. i 2. Title page - p. i 3. Table of Contents - p. i 4. Copyright - p. ii 5. Contributors - p. iii 6. Forthcoming Issues - p. x 7. Foreword - p. xi 8. Preface - p. xiii 9. Are Ischemic Strokes the Same? The Special Case Argument of Atrial Fibrillation - p. 111 10. Left Atrial Thrombus—Are All Atria and Appendages Equal? - p. 119 11. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion—A Choice or a Last Resort? How to Approach the Patient - p. 133 12. Pre-cath Laboratory Planning for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion – Optional or Essential? - p. 141 13. The Case for Intracardiac Echo to Guide Left Atrial Appendage Closure - p. 151 14. Follow Up imaging After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion–Something or Nothing and for How Long? - p. 157 15. Left Atrial Appendage Closure: What the Evidence Does and Does Not Reveal—A View from the Outside - p. 169 16. The Strengths and Weaknesses of the LAA Covering Disc Occluders—Conceptually and in Practice - p. 183 17. Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Strengths and Weaknesses of the Lobe-Only Occluder Concept in Theory and in Practice - p. 193 18. The Strengths and Weaknesses of Left Atrial Appendage Ligation or Exclusion (LARIAT, AtriaClip, Surgical Suture) - p. 201 19. The Future of LAAC—In 5, 10, and 20 Years - p. 215