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ArticleStructural heart : the journal of the Heart Team2023

The Added Value of Preprocedural Cardiac Computed Tomography in Planning Left Atrial Appendage Closure With the Watchman FLX Device.

Joseph Kassab, Shady Nakhla, Rhonda L Miyasaka, Walid Saliba, Joanna Ghobrial, Oussama Wazni, Samir R Kapadia, Mohamed Kanj, Serge C Harb

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Article in Structural heart : the journal of the Heart Team, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Joseph KassabHeart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Shady NakhlaHeart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Rhonda L MiyasakaHeart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Walid SalibaHeart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Joanna GhobrialHeart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Oussama WazniHeart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Samir R KapadiaHeart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Mohamed KanjHeart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Serge C HarbHeart, Vascular, and Thoracic Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA.

Cleveland Clinic · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

•Cardiac computed tomography (CCT) can be used as a useful complementary tool in preprocedural planning of left atrial appendage closure.•CCT planning includes assessing exclusion criteria, device sizing, sheath selection, anticipating challenging anatomies, and transseptal puncture planning.•Procedural 3D intracardiac echocardiography (3D-ICE) is increasingly being used instead of transesophageal echocardiography. In this setting, preprocedural CCT is useful to compensate for 3D ICE's reduced resolution.

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Cardiac computed tomographyIntracardiac echocardiographyLeft atrial appendage closurePreprocedural planningTransesophageal echocardiography

Identifiers

PMID37745676

DOI10.1016/j.shj.2023.100188

PMCPMC10513000

OpenAlexW4377041346

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