Appropriate assessment using virtual reality simulation for a novel reshaped curve sheath during percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: a follow-up case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We previously reported a case of successful percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) for complex left atrial appendage (LAA) morphology using a handmade double-curve delivery sheath (DS) reshaped by a heat gun. However, whether the reshaped curve was appropriately adjusted as an optimal configuration for this patient's anatomy remained uncertain.

Case summary

We established the LAAC procedural simulation model supported by virtual reality (VR) technology. With this VR simulator, the patient's whole heart model with venous access route and atrial septal puncture point of foramen ovale (FO) could be replicated based on the pre-procedural computed tomography image. Multiple views of the VR image provided a deep understanding of the patient-specific anatomy.

SUBMITTER: Shimura T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10633782 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature