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Left Atrial Appendage Closure after Ablation for Atrial Fibrillation - the OPTION Trial
17 Nov 2024
Alessandro Sticchi provides his take on the OPTION Trial presented at AHA 2024 in Chicago.
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AHA 2024: get the interventional cardiology perspective!
13 Nov 2024
Stay up to date with what is new and hot in interventional cardiology at #AHA24 in Chicago.
LAA occlusion in reverse chicken-wing
04 Nov 2024
Discover the case of an 82-year-old female with cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension and diabetes (managed with oral antidiabetics), permanent non-valvular atrial fibrillation, who presented with recurrent episodes of epistaxis while on anticoagulants...
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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 Despite a CHA2DS2-VASC score of 5, anticoagulation was withdrawn.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...
Challenging LAA occlusion cases
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session features selected clinical case submissions that explore complex and challenging scenarios in left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion procedures. Participants will learn about techniques for rescuing a migrating LAA occluder, managing incomplete surgical LAA ligation, and utilizing specialized techniques like the "kissing" approach for LAA...
Management of LAA closure complications
16 May 2024 – From EuroPCR 2024
This session explores the various complications that can arise during left atrial appendage (LAA) closure procedures, including pericardial effusion, device embolisation, and procedural strokes. Learn how to identify risk factors, prevent these complications, and effectively manage them through case-based discussions and expert guidance.
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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