Jesper Møller Jensen

Expert Recommendations on Cardiac Computed Tomography for Planning Transcatheter Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

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  • Kasper Korsholm
  • Sergio Berti, Department of Cardiology, Fondazione CNR Regione Toscana, Massa, Italy.
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  • Xavier Iriart, Bordeaux University Hospital
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  • Jacqueline Saw, Vancouver General Hospital
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  • Dee Dee Wang, Henry Ford Health System
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  • Hubert Cochet, Bordeaux University Hospital
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  • Danny Chow, Princess Margaret Hospital Hong Kong
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  • Alberto Clemente, Department of Radiology, Fondazione CNR Regione Toscana, Massa, Italy.
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  • Ole De Backer, University of Copenhagen
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  • Jesper Møller Jensen
  • Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk

Transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion is an increasingly used alternative to oral anticoagulation in selected patients with atrial fibrillation. Pre-procedural imaging is a prerequisite to a successful intervention, with transesophageal echocardiography as the current gold standard. However, cardiac computed tomography offers improved imaging with high-quality multiplanar and 3-dimensional reconstructed images. Nevertheless, the lack of a standardized imaging protocol has slowed the adoption of cardiac computed tomography into clinical practice. On the basis of current research and expert consensus, this paper provides a protocol for the preparation, acquisition, and interpretation of cardiac computed tomographic imaging in pre-procedural planning of left atrial appendage occlusion.

Original languageEnglish
JournalJACC. Cardiovascular interventions
Volume13
Issue3
Pages (from-to)277-292
Number of pages16
ISSN1936-8798
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Feb 2020

Bibliographical note

Copyright © 2020 American College of Cardiology Foundation. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.

    Research areas

  • CT scanner requirements, contrast injection, left atrial appendage thrombus detection and measurements, patient preparation, FIBRILLATION, DEVICE, PREVENTION, CLOSURE, THROMBUS, STROKE, CT, WARFARIN, OUTCOMES

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