Atrial Fibrillation

Clinical Videos

Early LAAO Device Migration After Combined Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

05/14/2024

Wong Ling Na, MBChB; Mark Tam Tsz Kin, MBChB; Leo Kar Lok Lai, MBChB; Kevin Ka-ho Kam, MBChB; Alex Pui-wai Lee, MD; Chin-Pang Chan, MBChB; Joseph Yat-sun Chan, MBBS; Chak-yu So, MBChB

Wong Ling Na, MBChB; Mark Tam Tsz Kin...

Video Supplement to "Early LAAO Device Migration After Combined Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion" (Clinical Image).

Video Supplement to "Early LAAO...

05/14/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

Early LAAO Device Migration After Combined Atrial Fibrillation Ablation and Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

05/14/2024

Wong Ling Na, MBChB; Mark Tam Tsz Kin, MBChB; Leo Kar Lok Lai, MBChB; Kevin Ka-ho Kam, MBChB; Alex Pui-wai Lee, MD; Chin-Pang Chan, MBChB; Joseph Yat-sun Chan, MBBS; Chak-yu So, MBChB

Wong Ling Na, MBChB; Mark Tam Tsz Kin...

The authors report a case of early left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) device migration following the combined procedure of pulsed-field ablation and LAAO.

The authors report a case of...

05/14/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Author Interview

Delayed Pericardial Effusion Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A 5-Year Single-Center Experience: An Interview With Steven J. Filby, MD

03/26/2024

Steven J. Filby, MD

Dr Deepak L. Bhatt catches up with Dr Steven J. Filby about his Editor’s 2023 Top 10 article, “Delayed Pericardial Effusion Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A 5-Year Single-Center Experience.”

Dr Deepak L. Bhatt catches up...

03/26/2024

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

A Rare Complication: Hydrophilic Coating of Puncture Guide Wire Found Floating in the Pulmonary Artery

12/05/2023

Qian Wang, MD^1,2; Long Zhou, MD¹; Jie Zeng, MD¹; Hui Huang, MD¹; Cong Lu, MD¹

Qian Wang, MD1,2; Long Zhou, MD1; Jie...

A 62-year-old woman with atrial fibrillation was admitted to Sichuan Provincial People’s Hospital, and radiofrequency ablation therapy was planned. After femoral venous puncture, X-ray fluoroscopy showed a slim-line shaped wire that was...

A 62-year-old woman with atrial...

12/05/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Figure. Hydrophilic coating was stripped from the puncture guide wire

Videos

A Rare Complication: Hydrophilic Coating of Puncture Guide Wire Found Floating in the Pulmonary Artery

11/30/2023

Qian Wang, MD; Long Zhou, MD; Jie Zeng, MD; Hui Huang, MD; Cong Lu, MD

Qian Wang, MD; Long Zhou, MD; Jie Zen...

Video Supplement to "A Rare Complication: Hydrophilic Coating of Puncture Guide Wire Found Floating in the Pulmonary Artery" (December 2023 Clinical Image)

Video Supplement to "A Rare...

11/30/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Thermodilution Assessment of Cardiac Index in Patients With Tricuspid Regurgitation

03/01/2023

Michael E. Sternberg, DO¹; Joseph Nicolazzi, DO²; Murti R. Patel, MD³; Jonathan Saado, MD³; Sarah Kwiatkowski, DO³; Royce Kim, DO³; Hem Bhardwaj, MD²; Zachary M. Gertz, MD²

Michael E. Sternberg, DO1; Joseph Ni...

The authors tested the correlation between thermodilution and Fick measurements of cardiac index across a wide range of tricuspid regurgitation severity in patients undergoing right heart catheterization.

The authors tested the...

03/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Clinical Images

“Water Gun:” A New Morphology of Left Atrial Appendage

02/01/2023

Borja Rivero-Santana, MD; Guillermo Galeote, MD, PhD; Silvia Valbuena, MD; Santiago Jimenez-Valero, MD, PhD; Raul Moreno, MD, PhD; Alfonso Jurado-Roman, MD, PhD

Borja Rivero-Santana, MD; Guillermo ...

This clinical image article describes a fifth left atrial appendage morphology type, which was shown to be effectively closed with current closure devices.

This clinical image article...

02/01/2023

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

Delayed Pericardial Effusion Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure: A 5-Year Single-Center Experience

11/29/2022

Akhil Mogalapalli, MD¹; Sundeep Kumar, MD²; Tabitha Lobo, MD¹; Joseph Reed, MD¹; Luis Augusto Palma Dallan, MD, PhD³; Sung-Han Yoon, MD³; Steven J. Filby, MD³

Akhil Mogalapalli, MD1; Sundeep Kuma...

Though uncommon, pericardial effusion and cardiac tamponade are serious complications of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC). There are few data related to delayed pericardial effusions from this procedure.

Though uncommon, pericardial...

11/29/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Original Contribution

True Efficacy of LAA Closure: Patient Outcomes on Long-term Single-Antiplatelet or No Therapy: Insights From the EWOLUTION Registry

05/01/2022

Christina Paitazoglou, MD^1,2; Martin W. Bergmann, MD, PhD^1,3; Hüseyin Ince, MD⁴; Stephan Kische, MD⁵; Aleksandr Romanov, MD⁶; Thomas Schmitz, MD⁷; Boris Schmidt, MD⁸; Tommaso Gori, MD⁹; Felix Meincke, MD¹⁰; Alexey Vladimir Protopopov, MD, PhD¹¹; Timothy Betts, MD¹²; Elisa Vireca¹³; Peter Wohlmuth¹⁴; Lucas Boersma, MD, PhD¹⁵; on behalf of the EWOLUTION Investigators

Christina Paitazoglou, MD1,2; Martin ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is recommended for patients with atrial fibrillation at increased stroke risk, where effective long-term oral anticoagulation (OAC) is not feasible. In order to assess long-term safety of LAAO with...

Left atrial appendage occlusion...

05/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology

Brief Communication

Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion in Nonagenarians

04/01/2022

Pedro Luis Cepas-Guillén, MD¹; Boris Schmidt, MD²; Sergio Berti, MD³; Sven Fischer, MD⁴; Kai Magnusson, MD⁵; Carsten Skurk, MD⁶; Tobias Zeus, MD⁷; Xavier Freixa, MD, PhD¹

Pedro Luis Cepas-Guillén, MD1; Boris...

This paper aimed to assess the outcomes of nonagenarian patients undergoing LAAO from the prospective global Amplatzer Amulet observational study.

This paper aimed to assess the...

04/01/2022

Journal of Invasive Cardiology