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Aneurysm of the right atrial appendage

, 2017
Atrial aneurysms involving the free wall or atrial appendage are rare entities in cardiology practice and may be associated with atrial arrhythmias or embolic phenomena. We review the literature and report a case of aneurysm of the right atrial appendage
Chamma Neto, Miguel, Perretto, Sonia, Barberato, Silvio Henrique, Avila, Bianca Milanese, Barberato, Márcia Ferreira Alves, Blume, Liliam do Rocio Gavazzoni   +5 more
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Management of device embolisation during left atrial appendage closure.

Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is increasingly used as a valuable intervention to prevent cardioembolic stroke among patients with atrial fibrillation who are poor candidates for long-term anticoagulation.
Garot, Philippe, Nielsen-Kudsk, Jens Erik, Berti, Sergio, Freixa, Xavier, Cruz-Gonzalez, Ignacio, Räber, Lorenz, De Backer, Ole, Kefer, Joelle, Wunderlich, Nina, Behalf Of The European Left Atrial Appendage Closure Club Elaacc, On, Aminian, Adel   +10 more
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Left atrial appendage clip occlusion: Early clinical results

, 2010
OBJECTIVE: Atrial fibrillation puts patients at significant risk for embolic stroke originating from the left atrial appendage. Few means are available for safe, effective, and durable left atrial appendage occlusion. A new clip device was evaluated with
Plass, A, Emmert, M Y, Salzberg, S P, Desbiolles, L, Grünenfelder, J, Genoni, M, Alkadhi, H, Emmert MY, Desbiolles L, Genoni M, Plass A, Salzberg SP, Alkadhi H, Grünenfelder J   +13 more
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Agenesia of the left atrial appendage: possible but very rare

, 2016
Agenesia of the left atrial appendage in a patient with atrial fibrillation is shown.
DE PONTI, ROBERTO, Marazzi, Raffaella, Doni, Lorenzo A, SALERNO URIARTE, JORGE ANTONIO, Lumia, Domenico, Zoli, Laura, FUGAZZOLA, CARLO   +6 more
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Left atrial appendage aneurysm and atrial arrhythmias

, 2007
Left atrial appendage (LAA) aneurysms are extremely rare. We present 68-year-old female suffered from giant aneurysm of the left atrial appendage and long standing history of atrial arrhythmias.
Erdal, C., AKDENİZ, BAHRİ, BADAK, ÖZER, Karabay, Ö., SİLİSTRELİ, ERDEM ERİNÇ, Açikel, Ü., ÇATALYÜREK, HÜSEYİN HÜDAİ   +6 more
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Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure

, 2017
Chronic oral anticoagulation therapy is the standard therapy for preventing thromboembolic events in patients with atrial fibrillation. However, oral anticoagulation has been associated with an increased risk of bleeding events, and despite the ...
Lluis Asmarats, Josep Rodés-Cabau
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Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm: Atypical presentation

, 2017
Congenital left atrial appendage aneurysm is a rare condition caused by dysplasia of the atrial muscles. We report a case of a 14-year-old boy, with a 5-month history of cough and in sinus rhythm.
Abdelatif Boulahya, Mahdi Aithoussa, Mehdi Bamous, Ayoub Abetti   +3 more
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Simultaneous Left and Right Atrial Appendage Thrombi on Cardiac Computed Tomography

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We report an unusual case of simultaneous left and right atrial appendage thrombosis identified on contrast-enhanced cardiac computed tomography angiography (CT) during pre-procedural evaluation in a patient with permanent atrial fibrillation and ...
Mustafa Mohamed, Guillaume Fahrni
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Managing the Left Atrial Appendage [PDF]

European Heart Journal, 2017
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First-in-Human Percutaneous Epicardial-Only Left Atrial Appendage Closure Using Sierra Left Atrial Appendage Ligation System [PDF]

Background: In patients with atrial fibrillation and contraindications for oral anticoagulation, in which an increased risk of stroke remains, a left atrial appendage exclusion should be considered for elimination, because the left atrial appendage is ...
Batko, Jakub, Bartuś, Krzysztof, Krzysztof Bartuś, Litwinowicz, Radosław, Boguslaw Kapelak, Radosław Litwinowicz, Jakub Batko, Kapelak, Bogusław   +7 more
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