Patients with atrial fibrillation who take a high bleeding risk and are not candidates for oral anticoagulation therapy are increasingly being referred for left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) as an alternative method of stroke prevention.
Yue Wang +9 more
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Total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage in a 60-year-old woman diagnosed in an ECG-gated multidetector computed tomography : a case report and review of literature [PDF]
Purpose: Total anomalous pulmonary vein drainage (TAPVD) is a congenital cardiac defect in which there is no connection between pulmonary veins and the left atrium.
Adamczyk, Piotr +7 more
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Left Atrial Appendage Remodeling After Lariat Left Atrial Appendage Ligation [PDF]
Background— Left atrial appendage (LAA) ligation with the Lariat device is being used for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation. Residual leaks into the LAA are commonly reported after the procedure. Little is known about the anatomic LAA remodeling after Lariat ligation. Methods and Results—
Bahij, Kreidieh +6 more
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Epicardial fat pad within the transverse sinus mimicking a left atrial appendage thrombus
The presence of left atrial thrombus is a contraindication to cardioversion or catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation, due to the increased risk of systemic thromboembolism.
Nicolas Buttinger +3 more
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BackgroundTranscatheter left atrial appendage closure is an alternative therapy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients. These procedures are currently guided with transesophageal echocardiography and fluoroscopy in most centers.
Yae Matsuo +9 more
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Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure [PDF]
Stroke is one of the most severe complications of atrial fibrillation. Oral anticoagulation is the first choice therapy in prevention of cardiac embolic events. Particularly in patients with the history of serious bleeding, oral anticoagulation may be contraindicated.
Marek, Hozman, Pavel, Osmančík
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Anatomy of the shape of the cavity and the internal relief of the walls of the left atrial appendage
Introduction. The evaluation of the shape of the left atrial appendage into interconnection with the internal relief of its wall is of an importance for discovering anatomical patterns of the left atrium, which appears to be the most thrombogenic and are
A. A. Gaponov, A. A. Iakimov
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Enhanced Immunomodulation in Inflammatory Environments Favors Human Cardiac Mesenchymal Stromal-Like Cells for Allogeneic Cell Therapies [PDF]
Rising numbers of patients with cardiovascular diseases and limited availability of donor hearts require new and improved therapy strategies. Human atrial appendage-derived cells (hAACs) are promising candidates for an allogeneic cell-based treatment. In
Diedrichs, Falk +5 more
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Left Atrial Appendage Stenosis
We describe an unusual case with an anatomic narrowing at the opening of the left atrial appendage demonstrated by two‐dimensional color Doppler and continuous‐wave Doppler transesophageal echocardiography.
J W, Ha, N, Chung, Y S, Hong, B K, Cho
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Minimally Invasive Mitral Valve Surgery II: Surgical Technique and Postoperative Management. [PDF]
Techniques for minimally invasive mitral valve repair and replacement continue to evolve. This expert opinion, the second of a 3-part series, outlines current best practices for nonrobotic, minimally invasive mitral valve procedures, and for ...
Agnihotri, Arvind K +25 more
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