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Fig. 8 | BMC Medical Imaging

Fig. 8

From: - LAA Occluder View for post-implantation Evaluation (LOVE) - standardized imaging proposal evaluating implanted left atrial appendage occlusion devices by cardiac computed tomography

Fig. 8

LOVE - axial (panel a), − sagittal (panel b), and - coronal (panel c) reformations of a 75-year-old male patient who underwent cardiac CTA 4 months after implantation of a WATCHMAN® LAA occlusion device. Panel a shows a 20° offset of the device around the entry axis to the LAA (red line in A). The rotation led to an in-complete lobe coverage with a small residual left atrial appendage < 5 mm that is best seen on the LOVE coronal reformation (arrow in panel c). The residual slight contrast enhancement (* in panels a and b) of the LAA that is approximately 50 % lower when compared to the contrast enhancement in the left atrium suggests beginning, but still in-complete neo-endothelialization of the device

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