Contrast-enhanced transesophageal echocardiography predicts neo-intimal coverage of device post-left atrial appendage closure.

CONCLUSIONS: The noninvasive visual cTEE is feasible and reliable to monitor communication between the LA and LAA post-LAAC. cTEE is superior to CDFI as a tool in predicting the progress for endothelialization surveillance. PMID: 32986237 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Cardiology Journal - September 27, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Wu X, Fan D, Huang W, Meng Y, Wan T, Amsterdam EA, Shen Y, Chen Y, Ma D Tags: Cardiol J Source Type: research