EHRA/EAPCI expert consensus statement on catheter-based left atrial appendage occlusion – an update
Michael Glikson, Rafael Wolff, Gerhard Hindricks, John Mandrola, A. John Camm, Gregory Y.H. Lip, Laurent Fauchier, Timothy R. Betts, Thorsten Lewalter, Jacqueline Saw, Apostolos Tzikas, Leonid Sternik, Fabian Nietlispach, Sérgio Berti, Horst Sievert, Stefan Bertog, Bernhard Meier
Abstract
14 Fr delivery system. Single-or double-curve configuration. Jellyfishshaped nitinol wire frame. Recapturable. 160 m PET fabric sealing skirt at atrial side of device lobe. 10 fixation anchors distal to sealing skirt. Device diameter: 21-33 mm. 17-31 mm at proximal landing zone. Reproducible results; supported by solid scientific data (2 RCTs). Requires deep intubation of LAA with delivery sheath for deployment.
Topics & Concepts
MedicineLeft atrial appendage occlusionStatement (logic)CatheterAtrial fibrillationCardiologyAppendageInternal medicineSurgeryAnatomyLawWarfarinPolitical scienceAtrial Fibrillation Management and OutcomesCardiac Arrhythmias and TreatmentsCardiac pacing and defibrillation studies