Self-Expandable Device for Percutaneous Closing of Left Atrial Appendage With Organized Thrombus in a Patient With Permanent Atrial Fibrillation

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Authors: Hui-Nam Pak ; Chi-Young Shim ; Jung Sun Kim ; Jai-Wun Park ; Yangsoo Jang

Citation: CANADIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, Vol.29(10) : 1329.e1-1329.e3, 2013

MeSH: Atrial Appendage/surgery* ; Atrial Fibrillation/complications* ; Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis ; Atrial Fibrillation/physiopathology ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Surgical Procedures/instrumentation* ; Echocardiography, Transesophageal ; Electrocardiography ; Heart Diseases/complications ; Heart Diseases/diagnosis ; Heart Diseases/therapy* ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prostheses and Implants* ; Prosthesis Design ; Stroke/etiology ; Stroke/prevention & control* ; Thrombosis/complications ; Thrombosis/diagnosis ; Thrombosis/therapy*

Keywords: Atrial Appendage/surgery* ; Atrial Fibrillation/complications* ; Atrial Fibrillation/diagnosis ; Atrial Fibrillation/physiopathology ; Cardiac Catheterization ; Cardiac Surgical Procedures/instrumentation* ; Echocardiography, Transesophageal ; Electrocardiography ; Heart Diseases/complications ; Heart Diseases/diagnosis ; Heart Diseases/therapy* ; Humans ; Male ; Middle Aged ; Prostheses and Implants* ; Prosthesis Design ; Stroke/etiology ; Stroke/prevention & control* ; Thrombosis/complications ; Thrombosis/diagnosis ; Thrombosis/therapy*

Abstract: While a left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion device may reduce the risk of cardioembolic stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation, an antithromboembolic strategy for patients with an organized thrombus in the LAA is still unclear. The present case is the first report of percutaneous closing of an LAA and organized thrombus with a self-expandable LAA occlusion device without complication. This minimally invasive intervention is a potential treatment option in a patient with significant risk of recurrent thromboembolism.

Full Text: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0828282X12013682

Appears in Collections:: 1. College of Medicine (의과대학) > Dept. of Internal Medicine (내과학교실) > 1. Journal Papers

Yonsei Authors: Kim, Jung Sun(김중선) https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2263-3274
Pak, Hui Nam(박희남) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3256-3620
Shim, Chi Young(심지영) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6136-0136
Jang, Yang Soo(장양수) https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2169-3112

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