Table 3.
Number (and percentage) of LA fluid particles remaining within the LA in the complete atrial chamber models (first row), for the LAAO simulation applying the “pacifier” device (second row) and for the LAAO simulation applying the “plug” device (third row); number (and percentage) of LA fluid particles remaining within the volume near the occlusion for the LAAO simulation applying the “pacifier” device (fourth row) and for the LAAO simulation applying the “plug” device (fifth row).
| P1 | P2 | P3 | P4 | P5 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entire LA chamber | Model with the LAA | 510 (2.6%) | 346 (1.7%) | 310 (1.6%) | 431 (2.2%) | 365 (1.8%) |
| LAAO with the” pacifier” device | 372 (1.9%) | 234 (1.2%) | 124 (0.6%) | 340 (1.7%) | 198 (1.0%) | |
| LAAO with the “plug” device | 414 (2.1%) | 247 (1.2%) | 197 (1.0%) | 376 (1.9%) | 236 (1.2%) | |
| Volume near the occlusion | LAAO with the” pacifier” device | 21 (1.1%) | 17 (0.9%) | 13 (0.7%) | 24 (1.2%) | 23 (1.2%) |
| LAAO with the “plug” device | 30 (1.5%) | 24 (1.2%) | 18 (0.9%) | 29 (1.5%) | 28 (1.4%) |
P: patient.