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Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, An Issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics
- 1st Edition, Volume 11-2 - April 1, 2022
- Editor: Matthew James Daniels
- Language: English
- Hardback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 7 5 6 - 3
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 3 2 3 - 8 9 7 5 7 - 0
In this issue of Interventional Cardiology Clinics, guest editor Dr. Matthew James Daniels brings his considerable expertise to the topic of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion. Top… Read more
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Contains 12 relevant, practice-oriented topics including left atrial thrombus—are all atria and appendages equal?; left atrial appendage occlusion—a choice or a last resort, and how to approach the patient; is pre-cathlab planning for left atrial appendage occlusion optional or essential?; intra-procedureal imaging for appendage occlusion—the case for intracardiac echo; and more.
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Provides in-depth clinical reviews on left atrial appendage occlusion, offering actionable insights for clinical practice.
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Presents the latest information on this timely, focused topic under the leadership of experienced editors in the field. Authors synthesize and distill the latest research and practice guidelines to create clinically significant, topic-based reviews.
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Forthcoming Issues
- Foreword
- Preface
- Are Ischemic Strokes the Same? The Special Case Argument of Atrial Fibrillation
- Key points
- Introduction
- Stroke causes and their impact on choice of stroke-prevention measures
- The special case for atrial fibrillation as a cause of ischemic strokes and particularities in stroke-prevention strategies
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Left Atrial Thrombus—Are All Atria and Appendages Equal?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Anatomy
- Thrombogenesis
- Instrumentation/implantation
- Future developments
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Supplementary data
- Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion—A Choice or a Last Resort? How to Approach the Patient
- Key points
- Introduction
- Left atrial appendage occlusion as a last resort?
- Left atrial appendage occlusion from patient choice
- How to approach the patient
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Pre-cath Laboratory Planning for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion – Optional or Essential?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- The Case for Intracardiac Echo to Guide Left Atrial Appendage Closure
- Key points
- Rational for ICE-guided LAAC
- Data supporting ICE-guided LAAC
- Tips for successful ICE-guided LAAC program
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Follow Up imaging After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion–Something or Nothing and for How Long?
- Key points
- Introduction
- Summary
- Conflict of interests
- Left Atrial Appendage Closure: What the Evidence Does and Does Not Reveal—A View from the Outside
- Key points
- Introduction
- Is percutaneous LAAC a better option?
- How should the data shape our practice?
- Does the evidence support the use of LAAC and are the guidelines correctly positioned?
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- The Strengths and Weaknesses of the LAA Covering Disc Occluders—Conceptually and in Practice
- Key points
- Introduction
- LAA occluders with covering disc design
- Preprocedural imaging updates
- Intraprocedural technical considerations
- Postprocedural follow-up
- Summary
- Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Strengths and Weaknesses of the Lobe-Only Occluder Concept in Theory and in Practice
- Key points
- Introduction: rationale for the nondisk left atrial appendage occlusion devices
- Device overview
- Specific features of the occluder-only concept
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- Disclosure
- The Strengths and Weaknesses of Left Atrial Appendage Ligation or Exclusion (LARIAT, AtriaClip, Surgical Suture)
- Key points
- Background
- Epicardial exclusion of the left atrial appendage
- The AtriClip left atrial appendage exclusion device
- LARIAT left atrial appendage exclusion system
- Salient effects of epicardial left atrial appendage exclusion
- Summary
- The Future of LAAC—In 5, 10, and 20 Years
- Key points
- Introduction
- Prediction 1: where LAAC will be in 20 years?
- Prediction 2: trial outcomes and impacts
- Prediction 3: A dominant device strategy
- Prediction 4: inclusion of other technologies
- Predication 5: repositioning LAAC to younger patients
- Prediction 6: changes in device concept
- Prediction 7: changes in procedure—safety
- Prediction 8: changes in procedure - efficacy
- Prediction 9: changes in patient indication—bleeding risk reduction or stroke prevention?
- Prediction 10: the special case of LAAC in patients with prior intracerebral hemorrhage
- Summary
- Clinics care points
- No. of pages: 240
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Volume: 11-2
- Published: April 1, 2022
- Imprint: Elsevier
- Hardback ISBN: 9780323897563
- eBook ISBN: 9780323897570
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