Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device

Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has evolved as a safe alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy for stroke prophylaxis. However, the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder device is considered a relative contraindication. Here we report a successful case of LAAC in the presence of...

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Main Authors: Omar Kousa, MD, Toufik Mahfood-Haddad, MD, Shantanu M. Patil, MD, Himanshu Agarwal, MD, Hussam Abuissa, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
anticoagulation
atrial fibrillation
electrophysiology
interventional cardiology
left atrial appendage closure
patent foramen ovale
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