Left Atrial Appendage , An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics
Author | : Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy |
Publisher | : Elsevier Health Sciences |
Total Pages | : 181 |
Release | : 2020-02-22 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780323758444 |
ISBN-13 | : 0323758444 |
Rating | : 4/5 (44 Downloads) |
Download or read book Left Atrial Appendage , An Issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics written by Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2020-02-22 with total page 181 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In collaboration with the Consulting Editors, Ranjan K. Thakur and Andrea Natale, Drs. Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy, David R. Holmes Jr., and Saibal Kar have assembled an issue of Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics on Left Atrial Appendage. Topics include, but are not limited to, why we have an atrial appendage, thromboembolism in AF, role of LAA in systemic homeostasis, history of LAA closure, impact of LAA closure on systemic thromboembolization, perirprocedural imaging, anatomical considerations for epicardial and endocardial appendage closure, epicardial vs endocardial closure, technical considerations of endocardial and epicardial closure, surgical LAA occlusion, post procedural management, AF patients undergoing ablation, and more.