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

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 devic...

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Published in:Balkan Medical Journal
Main Authors: Nedim Soydan, Ali Erdoğan, Ethem Kavukcu, Ridvan Chasan, K. Mehmet Burgazlı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Trakya University 2012-09-01
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
LAA occlusion
device embolisation
Online Access:http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=891
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Summary: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.
ISSN:2146-3123
2146-3131

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