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LAA closure - LIVE case
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
A 78-year-old woman with hypertension, diabetes, obesity, and a history of pacemaker implantation in 2023, presented with retinal hemorrhage while on NACO for AF. Despite a CHA2DS2-VASC score of 5, anticoagulation was withdrawn. The operators implanted a Watchman device in the LAA via a venous right femoral...
Is this patient a good candidate for Left Atrial Appendage Closure? An interactive rapid-fire discussion
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This interactive session focuses on selecting good candidates for left atrial appendage (LAA) closure procedures. It covers the key clinical elements driving the indication for LAA closure and the technical elements that make a case complex. Through a series of case presentations and discussions, the session...
Complicated scenarios in LAA occlusion
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Explore this session to discover strategies for handling complications during and after LAA occlusion, examine scenarios where LAA occlusion can serve as a secondary intervention, and review complex cases like embolised occluders, combined MitraClip and LAA procedures, and unexpected events in patient management.
The future of interventional cardiology imaging
15 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
Explore this session to discover the latest innovations in interventional cardiology images, including the benefits of artificial intelligence and angio-CT in PCI/SHD procedures. Learn about Alphenix Evolve and the initial experiences with AI imaging in daily cathlab practice, alongside intraprocedural angio-CT guided LAAO, and engage in...
One-year outcomes after Amulet or Watchman/FLX device for percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: a pre-specified analysis of the SWISS-APERO randomized clinical trial
30 Oct 2023
Alex Sticchi interviews Roberto Galea on the 1-year results of the SWISS-APERO randomized clinical trial, which he presented at TCT Congress 2023 in San Francisco.
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Concomitant left atrial appendage occlusion and transcatheter aortic valve replacement among patients with atrial fibrillation – The WATCH-TAVR Trial
26 Oct 2023
Panos Xaplanteris provides his take on WATCH-TAVR results which were presented by Samir R. Kapadia at TCT Congress 2023.
Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion at the Time of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement - The WATCH TAVR Trial
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PCRonline @ TCT 2023 - Get the international perspective!
17 Oct 2023
Thanks to the contribution of our team of interventional cardiologists from around the globe, view the international perspective on Late-breaking Clinical Trials and Science to be released at TCT 2023 - check out the list here!
Pulmonary artery perforation after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: possible mechanisms and red flags
26 Jun 2023
The present clinical case highlights some anatomical, functional, and devices-related features which may be used as red flag in the LAAO procedure planning due to prevent PA perforation, a rare but serious complication.
Intervention for stroke prevention
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
If you're eager to expand your knowledge on interventions for stroke prevention, make sure to watch this compelling series of commented cases: How to treat two different complications in the left atrium – Challenging LAA closure – Residual shunt after percutaneous PFO closure, and much more!
Complications and complexity of LAA closure
18 May 2023 – From EuroPCR 2023
Explore the complications and complexities of LAA closure procedures in this session: witness the skilled double closure of a leaked LAAC following Occlutech device dislocation, discover the retrieval of a LAA occluder embolized to the mitral valve, uncover the rare occurrence of subacute pulmonary artery perforation...
