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Qian Nie1, Haseeb Sattar2, Ailing Huang3
1Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan, China.
Abstract:
A 74-year-old female with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and heart failure, on rivaroxaban 20 mg/day, presented for left atrial appendage (LAA) closure due to recurrent hematomas despite anticoagulation therapy. This case report describes an innovative atrial septal puncture (ASP) technique utilizing the Accusafe guidewire (Synaptic Medical, Beijing, China) under combined fluoroscopic and intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) guidance. The procedure was successful, demonstrating that this method may enhance procedural safety and precision, particularly in complex cases such as LAA closure, atrial fibrillation ablation, and MitraClip procedures.
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