A new implanter classification system for left atrial appendage closure from the European Left Atrial Appendage Closure Club (ELAACC)
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.
Authors
- Roberto Galea (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2492-9960)
- Ole De Backer (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9674-0278)
- Adel Aminian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4667-9181)
- Nina Wunderlich (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8652-6609)
- Lorenz Räber (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0824-3026)
- Xavier Iriart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4911-7432)
- Philippe Garot (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-8960-7006)
- Ignacio Cruz‐González (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9742-6072)
- Sergio Berti
- Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk
Institutions
- University of Bern (CH)
- Universidad de Salamanca (ES)
- University Hospital of Bern (CH)
- Aarhus University Hospital (DK)
- Rigshospitalet (DK)
- Electrophysiology and Heart Modeling Institute (FR)
- Hospital Clínic de Barcelona (ES)
- Instituto de Investigación Biomédica de Salamanca (ES)
- Asklepios Klinik Langen (DE)
- Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud (FR)
- Grand Charleroi Hospital (BE)
- Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- EuroIntervention
- Published
- 2025-05-26
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.4244/eij-d-24-00954
- Citations
- 5
- Primary Topic
- Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 6.94