ArticleFrontiers in cardiovascular medicine2023
Comparison of intracardiac vs. transesophageal echocardiography for "one-stop" procedures of combined radiofrequency catheter ablation and left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman device in the treatment of atrial fibrillation.
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- Safety and efficacy of intracardiac echocardiography in atrial fibrillation ablation: a meta-analysis.Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2026Pooled it
- Intracardiac Versus Transesophageal Echocardiography for Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Meta-Analysis.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Intracardiac versus transesophageal echocardiography in atrial fibrillation ablation: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2026Review
- Comparative analysis of transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) in atrial fibrillation ablation: insights from the real-world experience registry.Journal of interventional cardiac electrophysiology : an international journal of arrhythmias and pacing · 2025Article
- 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
- 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
- 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
- Intracardiac Echocardiography: An Invaluable Tool in Electrophysiological Interventions for Atrial Fibrillation and Supraventricular Tachycardia.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Review
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Abstract
Background and objective: This study aimed to assess the efficacy and safety of "one-stop" procedures that combined radiofrequency catheter ablation and left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with the Watchman device under the guidance of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) vs. transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) in patients with atrial fibrillation. Methods and results: In this study, we prospectively enrolled patients who underwent "one-stop" procedures under the guidance of ICE ( Conclusion: The ICE-guided "one-stop" procedure was safe and feasible with less radiation exposure, shorter turnaround time, and fewer complications and intraoperative thrombus formations than the TEE group. ICE offered accurate measurements in the LAA dimension during LAAC. Echocardiography during the "one-stop" procedures was necessary to rule out the intraoperative thrombus.
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