ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2023
Intra-Cardiac versus Transesophageal Echocardiographic Guidance for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion with a Watchman FLX Device.
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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
- Intracardiac Versus Transesophageal Echocardiography for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Meta-Analysis.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in the Era of Minimalist Approaches: Anesthesia and Imaging Considerations.Journal of clinical medicine · 2026Review
- Intracardiac echocardiography versus transesophageal echocardiography guidance on left atrial appendage occlusion in patients with atrial fibrillation: A systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of arrhythmia · 2025Article
- Intracardiac Echocardiography to Guide Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: An Update.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2025Review
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Abstract
This study aimed to compare the peri-procedural success and complication rate within a large registry of intra-cardiac echocardiography (ICE)- vs. transesophageal echocardiography (TEE)-guided left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) procedures with a Watchmann FLX device. Data from 772 LAAO procedures, performed at 26 Italian centers, were reviewed. Technical success was considered as the final implant of a Watchmann FLX device in LAA; the absence of pericardial tamponade, peri-procedural stroke and/or systemic embolism, major bleeding and device embolization during the procedure was defined as a procedural success. One-year stroke and major bleeding rates were evaluated as outcome. ICE-guided LAA occlusion was performed in 149 patients, while TEE was used in 623 patients. Baseline characteristics were similar between the ICE and TEE groups. The technical success was 100% in both groups. Procedural success was also extremely high (98.5%), and was comparable between ICE (98.7%) and TEE (98.5%). ICE was associated with a slightly longer procedural time (73
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