Left atrial appendage occlusion with the AMPLATZER Amulet device: an expert consensus step-by-step approach

Apostolos Tzikas1,2*, MD, PhD; Sameer Gafoor3, MD; David Meerkin4, MD; Xavier Freixa5, MD; Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez6, MD; Thorsten Lewalter7, MD; Jacqueline Saw8, MD; Sergio Berti9, MD; Jens Erik Nielsen-Kudsk10, MD; Reda Ibrahim11, MD; Dhanunjaya Lakkireddy12, MD; Vincent Paul13, MD; Dabit Arzamendi14, MD; Fabian Nietlispach15, MD; Stephen G. Worthley16, MD; David Hildick-Smith17, MD; Jean Benoit Thambo18, MD; Claudio Tondo19, MD; Adel Aminian1. AHEPA University Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece; 2. Interbalkan European Medical Center, Thessaloniki, Greece; 3. CardioVascular Center Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; 4. Shaare Zedek Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel; 5. Hospital Clinic of University o