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

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
Subjects:
Atrial fibrillation
LAA occlusion
device embolisation
Online Access:http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=891
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Ali Erdoğan
Ethem Kavukcu
Ridvan Chasan
K. Mehmet Burgazlı
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Ali Erdoğan
Ethem Kavukcu
Ridvan Chasan
K. Mehmet Burgazlı
Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed
Balkan Medical Journal
Atrial fibrillation
LAA occlusion
device embolisation
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Ali Erdoğan
Ethem Kavukcu
Ridvan Chasan
K. Mehmet Burgazlı
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title Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed
title_short Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed
title_full Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed
title_fullStr Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed
title_full_unstemmed Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed
title_sort left atrial appendage (laa) closure-device disengagement as a serious complication and how it can be easily removed
publisher Galenos Publishing House
series Balkan Medical Journal
issn 2146-3123
2146-3131
publishDate 2012-09-01
description 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 device embolisation was developed following the LAA occlusion procedure. The device was located and removed successfully from the systemic circulation.
topic Atrial fibrillation
LAA occlusion
device embolisation
url http://www.balkanmedicaljournal.org/text.php3?id=891
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