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AIMS To investigate whether percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure guided by automated real-time integration of 2D-/3D-transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and fluoroscopy imaging results in decreased radiation exposure. METHODS AND RESULTS In this open-label single-center study LAA closure (AmplatzerTM Cardiac Plug) was performed in 34 consecutive patients (8 women; 73.1±8.5 year...

An inverted left atrial appendage after cardiac surgery is a rare finding and can be misinterpreted as a thrombus, mass, or vegetation. We report a case where intraoperative transesophageal echocardiography assisted in making an accurate diagnosis.

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One gram of ceftriaxone was given intravenously to 15 patients approximately 2 h before cardiopulmonary bypass surgery. Ceftriaxone levels in plasma (mean +/- standard deviation) were 60.4 +/- 18.8 micrograms/ml (range, 17.0 to 96.0 micrograms/ml) at the beginning of bypass, 44.2 +/- 16.6 micrograms/ml (range, 9.4 to 78.6 micrograms/ml) at the end of bypass, and 19.6 +/- 9.6 micrograms/ml (rang...

Five-Year Outcome of Catheter Ablation of Persistent Atrial Fibrillation Using Termination of Atrial Fibrillation as a Procedural Endpoint Daniel Scherr, MD; Paul Khairy, MD, PhD; Shinsuke Miyazaki, MD; Valerie Aurillac-Lavignolle, BSc; Patrizio Pascale, MD; Stephen B. Wilton, MD; Khaled Ramoul, MD; Yuki Komatsu, MD; Laurent Roten, MD; Amir Jadidi, MD; Nick Linton, MD, PhD; Michala Pedersen, MD...

The membranes of the left atrial appendage cavity are very rare entity and their clinical significance is not clear. We reported a rare case of a non-obstructive membrane traversing the body of the left atrial appendage incidentally found in asymptomatic adult woman.

Correspondence to: Allan L Klein MD, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk F15, Cleveland, OH 44195, USA; [email protected] _________________________ A trial fibrillation (AF) is the most commonly encountered arrhythmia in clinical practice. Recent advances in technology and in the understanding of the pathophysiology of AF have led to more de...

At present, the robot embedded system has some common problems as poor closure and dynamic evolution. Aiming at the situation, the paper focused on the improvement of robot embedded system, and set up architecture of robot system whose control center is Appendage SoftMan based on the syncretic mechanism of robot and SoftMan. The paper mainly paid attention to the research on Appendage SoftMan: ...

Focal atrial tachycardias arising from the atrial appendages and the aortic sinuses of Valsalva are less frequently encountered in clinical practice. This review article describes the clinical presentation, surface P wave morphology, electrophysiologic characteristics and treatment of these arrhythmias. Catheter ablation of these focal tachycardias has a high success rate. It is however importa...