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Left Atrial Appendage Closure Guided by Integrated Echocardiography and Fluoroscopy Imaging Reduces Radiation Exposure

AIMS: To investigate whether percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure guided by automated real-time integration of 2D-/3D-transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and fluoroscopy imaging results in decreased radiation exposure. METHODS AND RESULTS: In this open-label single-center study LAA cl...

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Autores principales: Jungen, Christiane, Zeus, Tobias, Balzer, Jan, Eickholt, Christian, Petersen, Margot, Kehmeier, Eva, Veulemans, Verena, Kelm, Malte, Willems, Stephan, Meyer, Christian
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4605826/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26465747
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140386