This 77-year-old woman with paroxysmal AF and prior GI bleeding is referred for LAA closure, but CT reveals a shallow, inferior chicken-wing morphology that complicates device selection and planning. How would your Heart Team approach this challenging case?
11 Feb 2026
LAA closure with CT planning: challenging inferior chicken wing morphology
This case has been accredited by EBAC with 1 CME credit
This 77-year-old woman with paroxysmal AF and prior GI bleeding is referred for LAA closure, but CT reveals a shallow, inferior chicken-wing morphology that complicates device selection and planning. How would your Heart Team approach this challenging case?
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Interventional cardiologist / Cardiologist
Hamburg, Germany
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