Atrial appendage closure device. These metallic clips (arrows) are used to close off the left atrial appendage in patients at risk of thrombus formation in the appendage – typically patients with atrial fibrillation, and particularly those who cannot be anticoagulated for whatever reason. Note also the sternotomy wires.
Boston Scientific starts trial of WATCHMAN FLX LAAC Device
EVAR - Radiology at St. Vincent's University Hospital
Left Atrial Appendage Closure Procedures
Device Thrombosis After Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Is Related to Patient and Procedural Characteristics but Not to Duration of Postimplantation Dual Antiplatelet Therapy
Cardiac imaging for assessment of left atrial appendage stasis and thrombosis
Left Atrial Appendage Closure Procedures
Left atrial appendage occlusion
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Atrial Fibrillation, Cardiovascular