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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
Two in a single procedure: combined approach for MitraClip implantation and left atrial appendage occlusion using the
Anja Schade1, Sebastian Kerber, Karsten Hamm
1Heart Center Bad Neustadt/Saale, Department for Electrophysiology, Salzburger Leite 1, 97616 Bad Neustadt/Saale. anschade@web.de.
Abstract:
Percutaneous mitral valve repair (MVR) using MitraClip is an effective alternative treatment for patients with severe mitral valve insufficiency and high perioperative risk for surgery. Atrial fibrillation is frequent in patients needing MVR and some of these patients have contraindications for oral anticoagulation. Combining MitraClip implantation and occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) may be of value in these patients with high thromboembolic risk. We report the first case of combined MitraClip procedure and percutaneous LAA closure in a single procedure.

