ArticleClinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society2014
Uncommon delayed and late complications after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with Amplatzer(®) Cardiac Plug.
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- Successful Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion with the New Generation Amulet® Device after Late-Occurring Embolization of an Amplatzer® Cardiac Plug in a Patient with Repetitive Strokes.Case reports in cardiology · 2016Article
- Catch of the day: interventional device retrieval after late embolization of an Amplatzer cardiac plug left atrial appendage occluder.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2015Article
- Early results of first versus second generation Amplatzer occluders for left atrial appendage closure in patients with atrial fibrillation.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2015Article
- Atrial fibrillation and long-term sports practice: epidemiology and mechanisms.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2015Review
- Left atrial appendage closure in a patient with atrial fibrillation after mechanical mitral valve replacement and cardio-embolic stroke despite effective oral anticoagulant therapy: a case report.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2014Article
- Percutaneous coil embolization of a perforated side branch of the right coronary artery causing a pericardial tamponade 3 weeks after abdominal surgery.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2014Article
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Abstract
aimsPercutaneous left atrial appendage closure with Amplatzer(®) Cardiac Plug (St. Jude Medical Inc.) for the prevention of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation is rapidly propagating. We sought to provide additional safety data. METHODS AND
resultsWe have screened our database of patients having been treated with Amplatzer(®) Cardiac Plug and found 3 cases with uncommon complications that have not been reported previously. One patient experienced an embolisation of the occluder about 12 months after implantation that potentially resulted from mismatch of occluder size and landing zone. Another patient developed cardiac tamponade 9 days after implantation. This case of delayed effusion was probably not a result of interventional trauma, but might have been provoked by scratching of the inner pericardial membrane. A third patient developed a large thrombus in the left atrium which was considered to be caused by injury of the endothelial wall during implantation. The first two cases could be treated by a percutaneous procedure, the last case by cardiac surgery without any sequelae.
conclusionsComplications after left atrial appendage closure not related to a device-related thrombus can occur later after implantation. With appropriate percutaneous or surgical management these complications can be handled without sequelae.
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