A systematic review of the use of 3D printing in left atrial appendage occlusion procedures

C Tarabanis, J Klapholz, S Zahid… - Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The placement of a left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) device can be a technically
challenging transcatheter‐based procedure. Key challenges include accurate pre …

Left atrial appendage sizing for percutaneous closure in virtual reality—a feasibility study

H Heidari, D Kanschik, R Erkens, O Maier… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Background and aims The complex and highly variable three-dimensional anatomy of the
left atrial appendage (LAA) makes planning and device sizing for interventional occlusion …

Left atrial thrombus—are all atria and appendages equal?

A Cresti, O Camara - Cardiac Electrophysiology Clinics, 2023 - cardiacep.theclinics.com
Modern science shows how much humans are alike, with 99.9% of genome of any 2
individuals being identical. The homogeneity in human organ's structure and function is not …

Domain expert evaluation of advanced visual computing solutions and 3D printing for the planning of the left atrial appendage occluder interventions

J Mill, H Montoliu, AH Moustafa… - International journal …, 2022 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Advanced visual computing solutions and three-dimensional (3D) printing are moving from
engineering to clinical pipelines for training, planning, and guidance of complex …

A comparison of conventional and advanced 3D imaging techniques for percutaneous left atrial appendage closure

H Heidari, D Kanschik, O Maier, G Wolff… - Frontiers in …, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Background Understanding complex cardiac anatomy is essential for percutaneous left atrial
appendage (LAA) closure. Conventional multi-slice computed tomography (MSCT) and …

Domain expert evaluation of advanced visual computing solutions for the planning of left atrial appendage occluder interventions

J Mill, H Montoliu, AH Moustafa, AL Olivares, C Albors… - medRxiv, 2022 - medrxiv.org
Advanced visual computing solutions and 3D printing are starting to move from the
engineering and development stage to being integrated into clinical pipelines for training …

One‐stop procedure of “Atrial fibrillation radiofrequency ablation+ left atrial appendage closure” guided by 3D printing technology: A case report

N Liao, Z Qin, LI Luo, L Ge - Echocardiography, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AF) has become
a hot topic in clinical research in recent years. We report a 68‐year‐old female with a 3‐year …

[PDF][PDF] Visual Analytics for Planning Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion: A Case Study on In-silico Hemodynamic Assessment

JNCAJ Mill, AL Olivares, O Camara, M Meuschke - 2024 - diglib.eg.org
Clinicians are encouraged to integrate both structural and functional information when
making medical decisions, but often lack the necessary visualization and analysis tools. For …