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ArticleStructural heart : the journal of the Heart Team2026

Retro-Curve Access Sheath for Retroverted Anatomy in Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Bench Validation and Patient-Specific Simulation Study.

Vlad Ciobotaru, Meyer Elbaz, Xavier Iriart, Frederic Bouisset, Guillaume Bonnet, Victor-Xavier Tadros, Emmanuel Teiger, Julien Ternacle, Sébastien Hascoët

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Article in Structural heart : the journal of the Heart Team, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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9 authors.

Vlad CiobotaruCardiology Department, Hôpital Privé les Franciscaines, Nîmes, France.
Meyer ElbazDepartment of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
Xavier IriartBordeaux University Hospital, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Fondation Bordeaux Université, Bordeaux, France.
Frederic BouissetDepartment of Cardiology, Rangueil University Hospital, Toulouse, France.
Guillaume BonnetDepartment of Cardiology, APHM, La Timone University Hospital, Hôpital Privé La Casamance, Marseille, France.
Victor-Xavier TadrosCardiology Department, Hôpital Privé les Franciscaines, Nîmes, France.
Emmanuel TeigerDepartment of Cardiology, AP-HP, Henri Mondor University Hospital, Créteil, France.
Julien TernacleBordeaux University Hospital, Institut Hospitalo-Universitaire Liryc, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Fondation Bordeaux Université, Bordeaux, France.
Sébastien HascoëtHôpital Marie Lannelongue, Hôpitaux Paris-Saint-Joseph et Marie Lannelongue, Faculté de Médecine Kremlin-Bicêtre, Université Paris-Saclay, Inserm UMR-S 999, MALIC, Le Plessis-Robinson, France.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

•Left atrial appendage (LAA)-Print registry analysis identified 22 retroverted LAA anatomies treated with WATCHMAN.•Retro LAA was associated with high rates of off-axis deployment, leak, and failure.•All 22 cases underwent bench testing using soft patient-specific atrial models.•Double-curve and steerable sheaths remained noncoaxial despite puncture optimization.•A newly designed retro-curve sheath restored axial alignment regardless of puncture site.

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3D printingBench testingCoaxialityLeft atrial appendage closurePatient-specific simulationRetrocurve access sheath designRetroverted left atrial appendage

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PMID42016807
PMCPMC13092681

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