Open AccessRole of CT imaging in left atrial appendage occlusion for the WATCHMAN™ device
Author(s) -
Mirna Kaafarani,
Jacqueline Saw,
Matthew J. Daniels,
Thomas Song,
Marianne Rollet,
Sanel Kesinovic,
Tony T Lamorgese,
Kati Kubiak,
Zhihua Qi,
Milan Pantelic,
W. Charles O’Neill,
Dee Dee Wang
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
cardiovascular diagnosis and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.83
H-Index - 22
eISSN - 2223-3660
pISSN - 2223-3652
DOI - 10.21037/cdt.2019.12.01
Subject(s) - medicine , left atrial appendage occlusion , interatrial septum , left atrium , appendage , occlusion , computed tomography , radiology , atrial fibrillation , anatomy , cardiology , warfarin
Computed tomography (CT) plays a key role in the peri-procedural planning of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) device placement and post-procedural evaluation. The geometric variability of the interatrial septum, left atrium, and the left atrial appendage morphology can be fully visualized and intuitively appreciated through CT-derived, patient-specific 3D model unique to each individual's anatomy. This review further defines the strengths and limitations of CT peri-procedural imaging in the planning of LAAO.