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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Left ventricular thrombus capture by an intra-aortic filter device
S Martens1, M Dietrich, F Ozaslan
1Department for Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, J. W. Goethe University Hospital, Frankfurt am Main, Germany. martens.herz@gmx.de
Abstract:
Left ventricular aneurysmectomy in patients with mobile, protruding thrombi is associated with increased risk of neurological complications due to loss during left ventricular luxation or embolisation of residual thrombotic material after incomplete removal. Embolisation can be prevented by application of an intra-aortic filter device. Here, we report on a case involving an important left ventricular thrombus captured in a patient referred for coronary artery bypass grafting, left ventricular aneurysmectomy, and thrombectomy.
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