Multimodality imaging in preoperative assessment of left atrial appendage transcatheter occlusion with the Amplatzer Cardiac Plug

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2015, Pages 1276-1287

  Clemente, Alberto ^a   Avogliero, Francesco ^a   Berti, Sergio ^a   Paradossi, Umberto ^a   Jamagidze, Giuli ^a   Rezzaghi, Marco ^a   Latta, Daniele Della ^a   Chiappino, Dante ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE TOSCANA GABRIELE MONASTERIO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Amplatzer Cardiac Plug; Cardiac computed tomography angiography; Conventional cardiac angiography; Intracardiac echocardiography; Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion; Transoesophageal echocardiography

Indexed keywords

IOPROMIDE;

AGED; AMPLATZER VASCULAR PLUG; ANGIOGRAPHY DEVICE; ARTICLE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONVENTIONAL ANGIOGRAPHY; DEVICE THERAPY; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HUMAN; INTRACARDIAC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; INTRACARDIAC ECHOGRAPHY DEVICE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONVALVULAR ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK REDUCTION; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASOUND SCANNER; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; MALE; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; PROCEDURES; SEPTAL OCCLUDER;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MULTIMODAL IMAGING; PREOPERATIVE CARE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84948651271     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jev097     Document Type: Article

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