Featured research - Left atrial appendage occlusion and paravalvular leak closure

Summary

This featured research session delves into innovative transcatheter interventions including left atrial appendage occlusion and paravalvular leak closure. It covers clinical and hemodynamic outcomes of atrial shunting in heart failure, endothelialisation issues post-paravalvular leak closure, and long-term patient follow-up. Advanced guidance modalities and simulation technologies for improved procedural precision and zero-fluoroscopy techniques are also examined.

Presentations available when logged in:

  • Clinical and haemodynamic outcomes of transcatheter iatrogenic atrial shunting in heart failure 
  • Incomplete endothelialisation of occluders after transcatheter paravalvular leak closure
  • Long-term study of patients undergoing transcatheter paravalvular leak closure for hemolysis
  • Finite element simulations with FEops Heart Guide for left atrial appendage occlusion using WATCHMAN
  • Zero-fluoroscopy left atrial appendage occlusion with the Watchman FLX device