ArticleBMJ case reports2018
Delayed presentation of pulmonary artery perforation by an Amulet left atrial appendage closure device.
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- MAUDE Registry Analysis of Pericardial Effusions Following Watchman and Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion.JACC. Advances · 2026Article
- Imaging assessment after percutaneous left atrial appendage closure: from immediate to long-term follow-up.European heart journal. Cardiovascular Imaging · 2025Review
- Pulmonary vein perforation into the respiratory tract with systemic air embolism: a rare complication of left atrial appendage closure.BMC pulmonary medicine · 2023Article
- Pulmonary artery and left atrial appendage anatomical relationship using electrocardiogram- -gated computed tomography: An important aspect of left atrial appendage occlusion.Cardiology journal · 2021Article
- Late presentation of left atrial appendage erosion and perforation by an Amplatzer™ Amulet™ closure device: a case report.European heart journal. Case reports · 2020Article
- Systematic Review of Contiguous Vessel and Valve Injury Associated with Endocardial Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Devices.Journal of atrial fibrillationArticle
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Abstract
Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) devices offer stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation for patients intolerant of anticoagulation. Device placement leading to bleeding and cardiac tamponade have been reported periprocedurally but delayed presentations have not been reported in the literature. We present the case of an Amulet LAAO device causing erosion and bleeding from the main pulmonary artery that presented with cardiac tamponade 6 months after device placement. The pulmonary artery defect was repaired primarily and buttressed with a pericardial patch with good result.
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