P6223Importance of left atrium fluid dynamics for the planning of LAA closure procedure: an intregated computational fluid dynamics and morphological study

Left atrial appendage occlusion: On the need of a numerical model to simulate the implant procedure

“…In this light, positive impacts on the patient's health can be obtained. [15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22][23] Namely, only two studies focusing on the device deployment phase are reported in the literature, given the fact that most of the computational investigations are devoted to the left atrium hemodynamics before, [24][25][26] or after the LAA closure. [27][28][29] As regards computational structural modeling of LAAO, the platform developed by FEOPS company (HEARTguide) based on finite element analyses (FEA) has been recognized as a medical device and suggested as a valid planning tool for comparing different possible LAAO procedures (i.e., positioning of the access/delivery system with respect to the LAA ostium) and selecting the most effective in terms of safe outcomes (no DP into the atrium, good device apposition on the LAA wall and complete LAA occlusion).…”