New Research PaperStructuralImpact of Echocardiographic Guidance on Safety and Efficacy of Left Atrial Appendage Closure: An Observational Study
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Key Words
left atrial appendage closure
procedural safety
procedure guidance
technical success
transesophageal echocardiography
Abbreviations and Acronyms
ACP
Amplatzer Cardiac Plug
CTA
computed tomographic angiography
EG
echocardiographic guidance
FG
fluoroscopic guidance
ICE
intracardiac echocardiography
LAA
left atrial appendage
LAAC
left atrial appendage closure
OAC
oral anticoagulation
OR
odds ratio
RCT
randomized clinical trial
TEE
transesophageal echocardiography
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