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The WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 28, 2012
[Dislodgement of a left atrial appendage occluder : Step-by-step management by retrograde extraction with
Wladimir N Tschishow1, Carsten W Israel2
1Klinik für Innere Medizin - Kardiologie, Diabetologie & Nephrologie, Evangelisches Klinikum Bethel, Burgsteig 13, 33617, Bielefeld, Deutschland. Wladimir.Tschishow@evkb.de.
Abstract:
Dislodgement of a left atrial appendage occluder after liberation represents a nightmare in cardiac interventions. We present a case with this complication and an easy step-by-step protocol that can help to retrieve and venously extract this foreign body with less stress. Particularly the do-it-yourself construction of a "home-made snare" facilitates trapping of large implants which are too large for conventional snares.
