Catherine Denis, Guillaume Clerfond, Aurélie Chalard, Clément Riocreux, Bruno Pereira, Ouarda Lamallem, Taieb Guizani, Pierre-Antoine Catalan, Antoine Boudias, Frédéric Jean, Marion Bouchant-Pioche, Saer Abu-Alrub, Nicolas Combaret, Géraud Souteyrand, Pascal Motreff, Matthieu Jabaudon, Emmanuel Futier, Grégoire Massoullie, Romain Eschalier
BACKGROUND: Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) for stroke prevention is validated in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) contraindicated to oral anticoagulation. General anesthesia (GA) is often used for procedural guidance by trans-oesophageal echocardiography (TEE); however, its use may be challenging in some patients. The aim of the study was to evaluate the safety and the mid-term efficacy of a mini-invasive LAAC strategy using micro-TEE under procedural sedation...
April 1, 2024: Canadian Journal of Cardiology