LAA ligation using the LARIAT suture delivery device: tips and tricks for a successful procedure.
Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia.
Jayanthi N
JN
Koneru
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California.
Nitish
N
Badhwar
Cardiac Electrophysiology, Division of Cardiology, Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center, Richmond, Virginia.
Kenneth A
KA
Ellenbogen
Department of Medicine, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California; Cardiovascular Research Institute, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, California. Electronic address: lee@medicine.ucsf.edu.
Randall J
RJ
Lee
D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods*; D004452:Echocardiography; D004867:Equipment Design; D005471:Fluoroscopy; D006329:Heart Conduction System / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D008026:Ligation; D013536:Suture Techniques / Q000295:instrumentation*; D013537:Sutures; D016896:Treatment Outcome
LARIAT; Left atrial appendage; Left atrial appendage ligation; Pericardial access