Intraoperative echocardiographic contrast opacifies the left atrial appendage and assists in surgical exclusion

Surgical exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation is frequently incomplete and remains to be optimized. We present a man who did not tolerate anticoagulant and failed percutaneous occlusion. Intraoperative echocardiographic contrast was used to assist...

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Autores principales: Santana, Jeans M, Rosell, Frank M, Dave, Bhawana, El Manafi, Aimen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Wolters Kluwer - Medknow 2022
Materias:
Case Report
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8865348/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35075025
http://dx.doi.org/10.4103/aca.ACA_192_20
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Sumario:Surgical exclusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation is frequently incomplete and remains to be optimized. We present a man who did not tolerate anticoagulant and failed percutaneous occlusion. Intraoperative echocardiographic contrast was used to assist surgical exclusion. Follow-up showed a persistent occlusion.

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