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Chaodi Cheng1, Yang Zhou1, Yanjiang Wang1

  • 1Heart Center, Beijing Chaoyang Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China.

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
|July 11, 2022
PubMed

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) is an alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy in patients with atrial fibrillation who are at high risk for bleeding and thromboembolic events. Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) is the standard modality for intraprocedural imaging during LAAO. We report a rare case of extensive submucosal esophageal hematoma that developed after a TEE-guided LAAO procedure. The cause, management, and prevention of this complication are explored in depth in this report.

Keywords:
atrial fibrillationcomplicationesophageal hematomaleft atrial appendage occlusiontransesophageal echocardiography

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