1% Aspiration, 99% Perspiration: Acute Left Atrial Thrombus During Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion

A 71-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation underwent insertion of a left atrial appendage occlusion device. Before release, a large thrombus was noted within the left atrium, attached to the left atrial appendage occluder delivery system. With continuous negative pressure, the device was dep...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Jain, Pankaj, Jacobs, Neil, Muller, David W.M., Gunalingam, Brendan
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/PMC8302059/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34317369
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaccas.2020.03.010
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Sumario:A 71-year-old man with chronic atrial fibrillation underwent insertion of a left atrial appendage occlusion device. Before release, a large thrombus was noted within the left atrium, attached to the left atrial appendage occluder delivery system. With continuous negative pressure, the device was deployed and thrombus successfully aspirated with no clinical sequelae. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

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