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Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed

Authors :
Nedim Soydan
Ali Erdoğan
Ethem Kavukcu
Ridvan Chasan
K. Mehmet Burgazlı
Source :
Balkan Medical Journal, Vol 29, Iss 3, Pp 324-325 (2012)
Publication Year :
2012
Publisher :
Galenos Publishing House, 2012.

Abstract

A stroke attack in the brainstem area as a serious complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a 51 year old woman with known paroxysmal AF (CHADS² score 3) was treated with LAA occlusion procedure after the complication of arterial bleeding secondary to anticoagulation therapy. LAA closure device embolisation was developed following the LAA occlusion procedure. The device was located and removed successfully from the systemic circulation.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
21463123 and 21463131
Volume :
29
Issue :
3
Database :
Directory of Open Access Journals
Journal :
Balkan Medical Journal
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
edsdoj.f7ecf64de694cb7ac8140e68d7a74c1
Document Type :
article