'Just the two of us': single-operator interventional left atrial appendage closure-a case report.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Different procedural strategies have been published targeting to facilitate transcatheter left atrial appendage closure (LAAc). We demonstrate feasibility of a procedural set-up allowing single-operator LAAc in a selected patient.

Case summary

A 87-year-old male with persistent Afib (CHA²DS²VASc, five; HASBLED, three) was referred to our hospital for LAAc. Pre-procedural planning and device sizing with three-dimensional transesophageal echocardiography (3DTEE) confirmed a non-complex anatomy of the essential anatomical structures predicting suitability for LAAc. Therefore, the procedure was performed with a simplified single-operator interventional approach. Intraprocedural TEE guidance, device preparation, and LAAc were accomplished by the i

SUBMITTER: Hammerstingl C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9994584 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature