title: Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure in awake non intubated patient: Multimodality intraprocedural imaging.
abstract: We present a case of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure in awake non intubated patient, in which Intraprocedural ultrasound images were obtained with a micro transesophageal echocardiographic probe (MTEE) and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) together with angiography.
authors.affiliation: Cardiovascular Department, Interventional Cardiology, Ospedale dell'Angelo, Mestre-Venezia, Italy. federicoronco@yahoo.it
authors.forename: Federico
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ronco
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Pascotto
authors.forename: Marco
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Barbierato
authors.forename: Giuseppe
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Grassi
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000601:surgery; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016896:Treatment Outcome