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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Retrieval of embolized Amplatzer septal occluder using ablation catheter and triple-loop snare
Akio Kawamura1, Nobuhiro Nishiyama, Takashi Kawakami
1Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Keio University School of Medicine, 35 Shinanomachi, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, 1608582, Japan, kawamura@cpnet.med.keio.ac.jp.
Abstract:
Percutaneous closure of atrial septal defect has been accepted as an effective and safe treatment. So far, there has been no procedure-related mortality in Japan. However, device embolization is one of the major complications related to the procedure. We report successful retrieval of an Amplatzer septal occluder embolized and impacted in the pulmonary artery using an ablation catheter and a triple-loop snare device.
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