ArticleAmerican journal of cardiovascular disease2020
Intracardiac echocardiography versus transesophageal echocardiography for left atrial appendage closure: an updated meta-analysis and systematic review.
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- Intracardiac or transesophageal echocardiography for left atrial appendage occlusion: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2025Pooled it
- Comparison of intracardiac echocardiography with transesophageal echocardiography for left atrial appendage occlusion: an updated systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2023Pooled it
- The "Floating Lotus" Sign on Intracardiac Echocardiography: Characterization and Predictors of a Novel Left Atrial Appendage Pseudo-Thrombus.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Article
- Systematic evaluation and meta-analysis of transcardiac intracavitary and transesophageal echocardiography-guided left atrial appendage occlusion surgery.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Review
- SCAI Position Statement on Intracardiac Echocardiography to Guide Structural Heart Disease Interventions.Journal of the Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions · 2025Article
- Simulation for Procedural Planning and Intracardiac Echo for Enhancing Precision in Cardiac Interventions With a Focus on Left Atrial Appendage Closure.Structural heart : the journal of the Heart Team · 2025Review
- Optimizing Imaging Techniques for Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Insights and Emerging Directions.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Review
- Simulation for Procedural Planning and Intracardiac Echo for Enhancing Precision in Cardiac Interventions With a Focus on Left Atrial Appendage Closure.Structural heart : the journal of the Heart Team · 2025Review
- Preclinical Experience Using 4D Intracardiac Echocardiography to Guide Cardiac Electrophysiology Procedures.Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology · 2025Article
- A Comprehensive Review of Percutaneous and Surgical Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2024Review
- Real-world experience utilizing the nuvision 4D intracardiac echocardiography catheter for left atrial appendage closure.Scientific reports · 2024Observational
- The Emerging Role of Intracardiac Echocardiography (ICE) in Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC).Current cardiology reports · 2023Review
- Guiding atrial fibrillation ablation combined with left atrial appendage occlusion procedure by fluoroscopy with or without transesophageal echocardiography achieved comparable outcomes.Clinical cardiology · 2023Article
- Snare and track (SNACK) technique: a novel approach for successful placement of an intracardiac echocardiogram catheter in the left atrium: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2022Article
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Abstract
Intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) has emerged as an alternative to transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) to guide implantation of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) devices in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and a high bleeding risk. We reviewed the efficacy and safety of ICE compared to TEE in LAAC in this updated meta-analysis. Medline, CINAHL, EMBASE and Scopus were systematically searched for studies comparing ICE and TEE in percutaneous LAAC. Our primary outcomes of interest were procedural success and study reported periprocedural complications. Secondary outcomes included various procedural characteristics. Risk ratios (RR), standardized mean differences (SMD) and their corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were calculated. The analysis was performed using a random-effect model. Nine observational studies met our inclusion criteria with a total of 2620 patients (ICE: 679 and TEE: 1941). Mean CHA
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