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LAA closure
09 Feb 2025 – From PCR Tokyo Valves 2025
This session offers valuable insights into various aspects of left atrial appendage (LAA) closure, a critical procedure for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients. Explore improvements to the safety checklist, case studies on left atrial thrombosis and mobile thrombus management, as well as a successful case...
PCR Trials Book
20 Dec 2024
Explore the latest updates from randomised interventional trials published in October and November 2024 - featuring studies such as INFINITY-SWEDEHEART, FAVOR III EUROPE, EARLY TAVR, COBRA-REDUCE, TRISCEND II, and more.
Best abstracts session #2
18 Dec 2024 – From GulfPCR-GIM 2024
This 'Best Abstracts' session features a diverse range of cutting-edge research in interventional cardiology. Explore insights into the Canadian experience with balloon pulmonary angioplasty for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, gain mechanistic understanding of iatrogenic coronary artery dissections through direct angioscopic visualization, and delve into the outcomes...
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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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...
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.
