Research Article

Clinical Impact of Preprocedural CT-Based 3D Computational Simulation of Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion with Amulet

Table 1

Baseline characteristics and clinical indication.

Baseline characteristicsn = 15

Age (yrs)77.5 ± 6.5
Male9 (60.0%)
BMI (kg/m2)26.5 ± 4.1
Congestive heart failure3 (20.0%)
Hypertension11 (73.3%)
Age ≥ 75 years9 (60.0%)
Diabetes mellitus2 (13.3%)
Previous stroke/TIA8 (53.3%)
Vascular disease6 (40.0%)
Permanent AF11 (73.3%)
Serum creatinine (mg/dl)1.21 ± 0.63
CHADS-VASc score4.7 ± 1.0
HAS-BLED score3.1 ± 0.7

Indicationsn = 15

Cerebral bleeding3 (20.0%)
Major bleeding5 (33.3%)
Minor bleeding3 (20.0%)
Recurrent stroke under OAC4 (26.7%)

Numbers are mean ± SD or number (%). AF: atrial fibrillation, BMI: body mass index, OAC: oral anticoagulant, TIA: transient ischemic attack.