A new implanter classification system for left atrial appendage closure from the European Left Atrial Appendage Closure Club (ELAACC)
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This manuscript proposes a novel implanter classification system for left atrial appendage (LAA) closure, aimed at overcoming the limitations of current anatomical classifications. By integrating essential anatomical and functional details, this new classification system strives to provide a comprehensive framework that is both user-friendly and effective in distinguishing between complex and standard LAA anatomies, facilitating a common language among implanters and imagers, and predicting procedural risks.
Source: EuroIntervention
Institutions: Aarhus University Hospital, Grand Charleroi Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Bordeaux, Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute, Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio, University of Bern, University Hospital of Bern, Hospital Clínic de Barcelona, Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca, Asklepios Klinik Langen, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Hôpital Privé Jacques Cartier
Language: English
Subfield: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
Field: Medicine
Domain: Health Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W4410741091