Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed

A stroke attack in the brainstem area as a serious complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a 51 year old woman with known paroxysmal AF (CHADS² score 3) was treated with LAA occlusion procedure after the complication of arterial bleeding secondary to anticoagulation therapy. LAA closure devic...

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Main Authors: Nedim Soydan, Ali Erdoğan, Ethem Kavukcu, Ridvan Chasan, K. Mehmet Burgazlı
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Galenos Publishing House 2012-09-01
Series:Balkan Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=891