stroke prevention

Original Contribution

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Using Cardiac CT Angiography and Intracardiac Echocardiography: A Prospective, Single-Center Study

11/01/2021

Luis Augusto Palma Dallan , MD, PhD;

Steven J. Filby , MD;

Hiram G. Bezerra , MD, PhD;

Anthony Cochet , MD;

Guilherme F. Attizzani , MD;

Akihiro Kobayashi , MD;

Mehdi H. Shishehbor , DO, MPH, PhD;

Imran Rashid , MD;

Sanjay Rajagopalan , MD;

Mauricio Arruda , MD;

A prospective analysis of 71 non-consecutive patients who underwent LAAO over an 18-month period with cardiac CTA-guided preprocedural planning and ICE was conducted.

A prospective analysis of 71...

11/01/2021

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Occurrence of Incomplete Endothelialization Causing Residual Permeability After Left Atrial Appendage Closure

05/15/2018

Jean-Luc Pasquie , MD, PhD;

Mathieu Granier , MD, MSc;

Guillaume Laugaudin , MD;

Franßois Massin , MD;

Stephane Cade , MD;

Pierre Franßois Winum , MD;

Cornelia Freitag , MD;

Percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is occasionally incomplete, with residual permeability of the LAA on cardiac computed tomography. The cause for this is unclear. Our objective was to determine if residual permeability was...

Percutaneous left atrial...

05/15/2018

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Improved Algorithm for Ostium Size Assessment in Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Using Three-Dimensional Echocardiography

06/27/2017

Maximilian Schmidt-Salzmann , MD;

Tobias Spangenberg , MD;

Alexander Ghanem , MD, PhD;

Karl-Heinz Kuck , MD;

Felix Kreidel , MD;

Martin W. Bergmann , MD, PhD;

Correct sizing of the ostium is a crucial step in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures. We hypothesize that area-derived and perimeter-derived diameters from 3D transesophageal echocardiogram can facilitate this step of the procedure.

Correct sizing of the ostium is...

06/27/2017

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Interview

Dr. Anne L. Abbott: What is the Role of Noninvasive Medical Intervention in Stroke Prevention?

05/01/2012

I am advocating medical (non-invasive) intervention alone to reduce the risk of stroke associated with asymptomatic carotid stenosis (of any severity). Medical intervention, here, refers to combined non-invasive strategies to reduce risk of...

I am advocating medical...

05/01/2012

Vascular Disease Management

Interview

CREST Trial Shows CAS and CEA To Be Comparable Therapies for Stroke Prevention

02/26/2010

CREST (Carotid Revascularization Endarterectomy versus Stent Trial) is a landmark trial which shows that endarterectomy and stenting for carotid artery stenosis appear to be comparable based on the primary endpoint of the trial: death, stroke...

CREST (Carotid Revascularization...

02/26/2010

Vascular Disease Management