Cardiac CT angiography for device surveillance after endovascular left atrial appendage closure

Conclusion
CCTA appears to be a feasible alternative to transoesophageal echocardiography for post-LAA device surveillance to evaluate for device thrombus, residual leak, embolization, position, and pericardial effusion.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - October 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Saw, J., Fahmy, P., DeJong, P., Lempereur, M., Spencer, R., Tsang, M., Gin, K., Jue, J., Mayo, J., McLaughlin, P., Nicolaou, S. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research