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Device closure of the Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) is an emerging therapy for the prevention of strokes in patients with Atrial Fibrillation. Join Dr. Nina Wunderlich for an overview of LAA morphology and measurement and Dr. Horst Sievert as he performs a LAA closure procedure using the AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug, recorded live at the 2009 CSI Congress in Frankfurt, Germany.
This webcast program will include:
• Characterization of LAA morphology and variations
• Measuring the LAA using 2D and 3D echocardiography and angiography
• Overview and positioning of the AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug
• Video of a LAA closure procedure from CSI 2009 in Frankfurt