How to Size Aortic Bioprosthesis
Suppose that the nadir of each cusp is in the middle of the cusp itself and remember the orientation of each nadir (e.g., nadir of RCC at 12 o’clock, nadir…
Techniques and Devices
Fig. 3.1 Pre-TAVR work-up. Preprocedural work-up in patients with severe aortic stenosis who are candidates for a TAVI procedure. CT computed tomography, LIMA left internal mammary artery, TAVR transcatheter aortic…
Techniques and Devices
Transcatheter MV repair (TMVRe) techniques and devices Annuloplasty Indirect annuloplasty Carillon (Cardiac Dimensions, Kirkland, WA, USA) MONARC (Edwards Lifesciences Corporation, Irvine, CA, USA) PS3 System (Ample Medical, Foster City, CA,…
PFO Closure: Techniques and Devices
Fig. 21.1 The King-Mills device Fig. 21.2 PFO (left) and ASD (right) devices (Courtesy of St. Jude Medical) 21.2 Procedural Approach Transcatheter closure of PFO has been established as a…
Percutaneous Repair of Post-myocardial Infarction Ventricular Septal Rupture
Fig. 25.1 Panel (a) Left ventricular angiography showing a large ventricular septal defect (white arrows) in the middle portion of the ventricular septum. Panel (b) Ventricular septal defect closure attempt,…
Difficult Cases and Complications from the Catheterization Laboratory: Left Atrial Appendage Closure Step-By-Step
Fig. 19.1 Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) was performed before the procedure to rule out the presence of left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus and to assess the dimensions and the morphology of…
Device Selection According to Anatomy
Fig. 16.1 Amplatzer Cardiac Plug (St. Jude Medical Inc., MN, USA) (left panel) and Watchman LAA closure device (Boston Scientific Natick, MA, USA) (right panel) (Image Courtesy of Boston Scientific)…
Left Atrial Appendage Closure – Techniques and Devices
Fig. 17.1 The PLAATO occluder – a self-expanding nitinol cage with hooks on the struts of the cage for anchoring in the LAA. The whole occluder is covered with a…
Difficult Cases and Complications from the Catheterization Laboratory: Interventricular Defect Closure
Fig. 26.1 JR4 catheter coming from the aorta to the left ventricle, crossing VSD, and then from the right ventricle to the right atrium to the inferior vena cava A…
Difficult Cases and Complications from the Catheterization Laboratory: Postinfarction Ventricular Septal Defect Closure
Fig. 27.1 Transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) images (a) 2D parasternal short axis, (b) Doppler parasternal short axis, and (c) Doppler four chamber depicting the ventricular septal defect (VSD) (white arrows). Magnetic…
