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ArticleJACC. Case reports2026

Left Circumflex Artery Occlusion in Chronic Phase After Left Atrial Appendage Closure.

Shota Kajiyama, Takeshi Arita, Takeshi Serikawa, Hiroo Noguchi, Yuki Imoto, Keita Nakamura, Hiroyuki Kodama, Masaki Kawahara, Hiroto Yunoki, Kansei Amano

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Article in JACC. Case reports, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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10 authors.

Shota KajiyamaFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Takeshi AritaFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan. Electronic address: takeshi.arita@gmail.com.
Takeshi SerikawaFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hiroo NoguchiFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Yuki ImotoFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Keita NakamuraFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hiroyuki KodamaFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Masaki KawaharaFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Hiroto YunokiFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.
Kansei AmanoFukuoka Wajiro Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe Watchman device (Boston Scientific) is designed for left atrial appendage closure and has shown sufficient safety for clinical use. CASE SUMMARY: We report a 70-year-old woman with chronic atrial fibrillation (CHA DISCUSSION: Complications after Watchman implantation are rare, and left circumflex artery occlusion associated with the device is extremely unusual, with no previous reports of such delayed coronary obstruction. TAKE-HOME MESSAGE: This case illustrates a unique chronic complication of Watchman implantation and the importance of careful anatomical evaluation and long-term follow-up.

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acute coronary syndromeanticoagulationatrial fibrillationimagingoccluderthrombosis

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PMID41893381
PMCPMC13154096

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