EHRA/EAPCI expert consensus statement on catheter-based left atrial appendage occlusion – an update

2020/01/01 by Michael Glikson, Rafael Wolff, Gerhard Hindricks +14 · 1 citation
Medicine · #Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes #Cardiac Arrhythmias and Treatments #Cardiac pacing and defibrillation studies

paper · pdf · doi:10.4244/eijy19m08_01

openalex publication_date 2020/01/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/04

Abstract

14 Fr delivery system. Single-or double-curve configuration. Jellyfishshaped nitinol wire frame. Recapturable. 160 m PET fabric sealing skirt at atrial side of device lobe. 10 fixation anchors distal to sealing skirt. Device diameter: 21-33 mm. 17-31 mm at proximal landing zone. Reproducible results; supported by solid scientific data (2 RCTs). Requires deep intubation of LAA with delivery sheath for deployment.

Citations

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