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Konomi Sakata1, Ayumi Goda1, Mitsufumi Furuya1
1Department of Cardiology, Kyorin University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
JACC. Case Reports
|January 13, 2023
Abstract:
Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure may prevent atrial fibrillation (AF)-induced thromboembolism. We describe a rare case of right atrial (RA) thrombus after thoracoscopic left atrial appendectomy and pulmonary vein isolation. Careful evaluation for the presence of RA thrombus in patients with persistent AF after LAA occlusion may be necessary. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).
Keywords:
AF, atrial fibrillationDOAC, direct oral anticoagulantLAA, left atrial appendageLAAO, left atrial appendage occlusionRA, right atrialRAA, right atrial appendageTLAA, thoracoscopic left atrial appendectomyTPVI, thoracoscopic pulmonary vein isolationatrial fibrillationechocardiographyleft atrial appendectomyright atrial thrombus
