title: Intracardiac echocardiography-guided interventions: do we need trials to prove equivalency/superiority to transesophageal echocardiography?
authors.affiliation: Sidra Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha-Qatar, Qatar; Rush Center for Congenital and Structural Heart Disease, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, Illinois. Electronic address: zhijazi@sidra.org.
authors.forename: Ziyad M
authors.initials: ZM
authors.lastname: Hijazi
authors.affiliation: Sidra Cardiovascular Center of Excellence, Sidra Medical and Research Center, Doha-Qatar, Qatar.
authors.forename: Hussam
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Suradi
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000628:therapy*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D004452:Echocardiography / Q000379:methods*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D018084:Ultrasonography, Interventional / Q000379:methods*
keywords: atrial fibrillation; imaging-guided interventions; intracardiac echocardiogram; left atrial appendage occlusion; transeophageal echocardiogram