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Thrombus aspiration in the left atrial appendage: an option or a walk on the tightrope?

REC: Interventional Cardiology (English Ed.), 2021
To the Editor, The presence of a thrombus in the left atrial appendage is a formal contraindication for its percutaneous closure and poses a serious dilemma during the therapeutic management of the patient.
Rafael J. Ruiz-Salmerón, Sergio Rodríguez de Leiras, Rafael García de la Borbolla, César Carrascosa-Rosillo, Manuel Vizcaíno-Arellano, Carlos Robles-Pérez   +5 more
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Amplatzer left atrial appendage closure: Single versus combined procedures [PDF]

, 2021
OBJECTIVES This study compares procedural and late clinical outcomes of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with Amplatzer devices as a single versus a combined procedure with other structural or coronary interventions.
Buffle, Eric, Samuel R. Streit, Windecker, Stephan, Eric Buffle, Galea, Roberto, Häner, Jonas, Bernhard Meier, Kleinecke, Caroline, Alexander Sedaghat, Caroline Kleinecke, Jonas Häner, Roberto Galea, Link, Juergen, Streit, Samuel R, Stephan Windecker, Steffen Gloekler, Sedaghat, Alexander, Gloekler, Steffen, Meier, Bernhard, Juergen Link   +19 more
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Contrast-enhanced CMR in patients after percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage: A pilot study [PDF]

, 2011
Background To evaluate the feasibility and value of first-pass contrast-enhanced dynamic and post-contrast 3D CMR in patients after transcatheter occlusion of left atrial appendage (LAA) to identify incorrect placement and persistent leaks.
Steffen E Petersen, Petersen, SE, Mohrs, OK, Nina Wunderlich, Anselm Pottmeyer, Petersen Steffen E, Wunderlich, N, Pottmeyer, A, Hans-Ulrich Kauczor, Mohrs Oliver K, Pottmeyer Anselm, Kauczor, HU, Wunderlich Nina, Kauczor Hans-Ulrich, Oliver K Mohrs   +14 more
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Left Atrial Appendage and Closure [PDF]

Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, 2016
Patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation have a 4- to 5-fold increase in strokes and that rhythm may be responsible for 15% to 20% of all strokes, particularly in the elderly. In this setting, thrombus in the left atrial appendage has been found to be the source of stroke in 90% of cases.
David R, Holmes, Vivek Y, Reddy
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Endovascular retrieval of left atrial appendage closure device embolized to the aorta

Journal of Vascular Surgery Cases and Innovative Techniques, 2023
Patients with atrial fibrillation with contraindications to anticoagulation can undergo left atrial appendage closure with a device. Hours after a 73-year-old man had undergone left atrial appendage closure, he lost perfusion to his lower extremities ...
Crista E. Horton, MD, Vincent Athas, MD, David Ring, MD, Mohammed Abdallah, DO   +3 more
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Left Atrial Appendage Closure –The WATCHMAN Device [PDF]

Current Cardiology Reviews, 2015
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is one of the most common arrhythmias seen in clinical cardiology practice. Patients with non-valvular AF have an approximately 5-fold increase in the risk of stroke, with an exponential increase with advancing age. Cardioembolic strokes carry a high mortality risk.
Akinapelli, Abhilash, Bansal, Ojas, Chen, Jack P., Pflugfelder, Alex, Gordon, Nicole, Stein, Kenneth, Huibregtse, Barbara, Hou, Dongming   +7 more
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Antithrombotic Therapy after Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure: Evidence, Challenges and Future Directions [PDF]

, 2023
Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has been established in clinical practice as an attractive alternative to oral anticoagulation for preventing stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation and high bleeding risk.
Roberto Galea, Lorenz Räber, Galea, Roberto, Räber, Lorenz   +3 more
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Device-Based Left Atrial Appendage Closure [PDF]

Circulation: Arrhythmia and Electrophysiology, 2011
A 56-year-old man with symptomatic paroxysmal atrial fibrillation refractory to both conventional antiarrhythmic drug therapy and catheter ablation was referred for transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. The presence of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy with enlarged left atrial diameter (50 mm), heart failure, recurrent episodes of refractory ...
Pappone C, Vicedomini G, Cremonesi A, Zuffada F, Santinelli V   +4 more
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Left Atrial Appendage Closure in Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 2018
Transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) closure is an alternative strategy for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients with contraindications for long-term anticoagulant treatment [(1)][1].
Fauchier, Laurent, Cinaud, Alexandre, Brigadeau, François, Lepillier, Antoine, Pierre, Bertrand, Gras, Daniel, Mansourati, Jacques, Deharo, Jean Claude, Montalescot, Gilles, Defaye, Pascal   +9 more
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Percutaneous management of left atrial appendage perforation during device closure. [PDF]

, 2014
A 76-year-old male patient was admitted for percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure because of chronic atrial fibrillation and a history of gastrointestinal bleeding under oral anticoagulation. The procedure was complicated by perforation of the
Bernhard Meier, Costantino R. Costantini, Costantini, Costantino R, Sergio G. Tarbine, Meier, Bernhard, Tarbine, Sergio G   +5 more
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