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- Title
Imaging Modality to Guide Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Current Status and Future Perspectives.
- Authors
Laterra, Giulia; Dattilo, Giuseppe; Correale, Michele; Brunetti, Natale Daniele; Artale, Claudia; Sacchetta, Giorgio; Pistelli, Lorenzo; Borgi, Marco; Campanella, Francesca; Cocuzza, Federica; Lo Nigro, Maria Claudia; Contarini, Marco
- Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia in adults. The left atrial appendage (LAA) is the most likely source of thrombus formation in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) represents an effective alternative to NOAC in patients with NVAF. Expert consensus documents recommend intraprocedural imaging by means of either transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) or intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) in addition to standard fluoroscopy to guide LAAC. TEE-guided LAAC usually requires general anesthesia. The ICE technique is a "minimalist approach", without general anesthesia, but ICE imaging techniques are not yet simplified and standardize, and the ICE may result in inferior image quality compared with that of TEE. Another "minimalist approach" can be the use of ICE via the esophageal route (ICE-TEE), that jet is validated to identify the presence of LAA thrombi in patients and to perform other procedures. In our cath laboratory ICE-TEE to guide LAAC is used in some complex patients. Indeed, our single center experience suggests that ICE-TEE could be a good alternative imaging technique to guide LAAC procedure without general anesthesia.
- Subjects
LEFT heart atrium; TRANSESOPHAGEAL echocardiography; ARRHYTHMIA; ATRIAL fibrillation; FLUOROSCOPY; GENERAL anesthesia; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY
- Publication
Journal of Clinical Medicine, 2023, Vol 12, Issue 11, p3756
- ISSN
2077-0383
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.3390/jcm12113756