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Catheter Ablation in Combination With Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Atrial Fibrillation
Published on: February 26, 2013
EMBOLIZATION OF PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION DEVICE: RESCUE SURGERY
Manuela Silva1, Nuno Banazol1, António Fiarresga2
1Department of Cardiothoracic Surgery, Hospital Santa Marta, Centro Hospitalar Universitário de Lisboa Central, Lisboa, Portugal.
Abstract:
59-year-old women with permanent atrial fibrillation and previous haemorrhagic stroke was admitted for percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion. Shortly after, AmplatzerTM device migration into the left ventricular outflow tract was confirmed. Unsuccessful transcatheter mobilization led to an emergent surgery for device retrieval and LAA closure. No events at 6-month follow-up.
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