Cardioform Septal Occluder in the Management of Cardiac Tamponade as a Complication of LAA Closure

Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening complication during left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. We report a 77-year-old woman who underwent a transseptal puncture for LAA closure with the Watchman device that was complicated by tamponade. This was successfully treated with the deployment of a Cardi...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Braiteh, Nabil, Sabouni, Mouhamed Amr, Yarkoni, Alon
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2020
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Mini-Focus Issue: Complications
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8302018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317381
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.05.008
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Sumario:Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening complication during left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. We report a 77-year-old woman who underwent a transseptal puncture for LAA closure with the Watchman device that was complicated by tamponade. This was successfully treated with the deployment of a Cardioform 25-mm septal occluder device. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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