This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics examines approaches to left atrial appendage exclusion. Topics include stroke and bleeding risks in patients with atrial fibrillation, embryology and anatomy, rationale, catheter-based endocardial closure, pericardial access, catheter-based epicardial closure, surgical closure, device and left atrial appendage specific characteristic for successful closure, clinical results, the role of CTA and MRA imaging, imaging with TEE, post-procedural management, and prevention and management of complications.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Preface: Approaches to Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion - p. 6 7. Stroke and Bleeding Risks in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - p. 7 8. Embryology and Anatomy of the Left Atrial Appendage - p. 18 9. Rationale for Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion - p. 25 10. Left Atrial Appendage Closure with Transcatheter-Delivered Devices - p. 30 11. Catheter-based Epicardial Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage - p. 38 12. Managing the Left Atrial Appendage in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery - p. 44 13. Device- and LAA-Specific Characteristics for Successful LAA Closure - p. 50 14. Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Left Atrial Appendage Device Closure - p. 56 15. Pericardial Access for LARIAT Left Atrial Appendage Closure - p. 65 16. Clinical Results with Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion - p. 70 17. Prevention and Management of Complications of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices - p. 78 18. Index - p. 85
This issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics examines approaches to left atrial appendage exclusion. Topics include stroke and bleeding risks in patients with atrial fibrillation, embryology and anatomy, rationale, catheter-based endocardial closure, pericardial access, catheter-based epicardial closure, surgical closure, device and left atrial appendage specific characteristic for successful closure, clinical results, the role of CTA and MRA imaging, imaging with TEE, post-procedural management, and prevention and management of complications.
1. Cover image - p. 1 2. Title page - p. 2 3. Table of Contents - p. 3 4. Contributors - p. 4 5. Forthcoming Issues - p. 5 6. Preface: Approaches to Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion - p. 6 7. Stroke and Bleeding Risks in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation - p. 7 8. Embryology and Anatomy of the Left Atrial Appendage - p. 18 9. Rationale for Left Atrial Appendage Exclusion - p. 25 10. Left Atrial Appendage Closure with Transcatheter-Delivered Devices - p. 30 11. Catheter-based Epicardial Closure of the Left Atrial Appendage - p. 38 12. Managing the Left Atrial Appendage in the Era of Minimally Invasive Surgery - p. 44 13. Device- and LAA-Specific Characteristics for Successful LAA Closure - p. 50 14. Role of Transesophageal Echocardiography in Left Atrial Appendage Device Closure - p. 56 15. Pericardial Access for LARIAT Left Atrial Appendage Closure - p. 65 16. Clinical Results with Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion - p. 70 17. Prevention and Management of Complications of Left Atrial Appendage Closure Devices - p. 78 18. Index - p. 85
