Recurrent Left Pleural Effusion Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure With the Watchman Device

Recurrent Left Pleural Effusion Following Left Atrial Appendage Closure With the Watchman Device

A 75-year-old woman with recent left atrial appendage closure with the Watchman device (Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts) presented with recurrent left pleural effusion. The constellation of chest pain, pericardial effusion, and exudative pleural effusion were suggestive of an inflammatory p...

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Main Authors: Rim Halaby, MD, Lohit Garg, MD, Alejandro De Feria, MD, Francis E. Marchlinski, MD, Pasquale Santangeli, MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-09-01
Series:JACC: Case Reports
Subjects:
left atrial appendage closure
pericarditis
pleural effusion
post-pericardiotomy syndrome
Watchman
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S266608492030975X

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