Atrial Thrombosis Caused by a Dislocated Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device After Mitral Valve Replacement

Atrial Thrombosis Caused by a Dislocated Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device After Mitral Valve Replacement

A patient with a left atrial appendage occlusion device underwent mitral valve replacement. Later, the patient developed a left atrial thrombosis with thromboembolic myocardial infarction caused by a dislocation of the occlusion device. Exclusion of the device and non–device-based appendage occlusio...

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Main Authors: Moritz B. Immohr, MD, Yukiharu Sugimura, MD, Artur Lichtenberg, MD, Payam Akhyari, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-12-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
atrial fibrillation
mitral valve
left atrial appendage
thrombosis
valve replacement
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084920306926

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