Novel sizing role of 3D transesophageal echocardiography in a novel left atrial appendage clip device for patients undergoing video-assisted atrial fibrillation ablation: a cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Three-dimensional (3D) transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) has been successfully used in the sizing of left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion devices, but its use has not yet been studied in LAA clip devices. We sought to develop and validate the novel use of 3D-TEE sizing in a novel LAA clip device for atrial fibrillation (AF) patients undergoing video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) ablation.

Methods

Consecutive patients with isolated AF undergoing LAA clipping or excision during VATS ablation were included in the study between June 2021 and September 2022 at Fuwai Hospital. The patients underwent 3D-TEE examinations preoperatively and postoperatively. The VATS length, LAA clip effective length, and LAA excision margin length were recorded. A correlation anal

SUBMITTER: Duan F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10895130 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature