ArticleBMC cardiovascular disorders2019
Percutaneous retrieval of an embolized left atrial appendage closure device from the left atrium in a patient with previous MitraClips.
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- Removal of a third-generation left atrial appendage occlusion device from the pararenal aorta using a novel endovascular technique.Journal of vascular surgery cases and innovative techniques · 2025Article
- Management of device embolisation during left atrial appendage closure.EuroIntervention : journal of EuroPCR in collaboration with the Working Group on Interventional Cardiology of the European Society of Cardiology · 2025Review
- Interventional Removal of LV Thrombus in a Patient With Cardiogenic Shock and Transitory Ischemic Attack.JACC. Case reports · 2023Article
- Late discovery of left atrial appendage occluder device embolization: a case report.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2020Review
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Abstract
backgroundLeft atrial appendage closure is increasingly used. LAA closure procedures can rarely be complicated by device embolization, typically towards the aorta. In this case report, we describe the successful percutaneous retrieval of an embolized Amulet device from the left atrium in a patient with previous MitraClips. CASE PRESENTATION: By guidance of intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) and under local anaesthesia, two guiding systems were introduced into the LA; one to stabilize the device against the lateral LA wall and one large system to retrieve the device. However, the LAA closure device was finally snared by a three-loop snare and pulled across the interatrial septum (IAS) without taking the device into a protective guiding sheath - and this without tearing the IAS.
conclusionsIn conclusion, percutaneous retrieval of an embolized LAA closure device from the LA is feasible by transseptal approach under local anaesthesia and with ICE guidance.
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