Severe Mitral Stenosis and Persistent Left Appendage Thrombosis: When an Old Percutaneous Solution Meets New Percutaneous Strategies

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2018 Jan 22;11(2):e11-e13. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.10.030. Epub 2017 Dec 27.

Affiliations

¹ IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
² Imperial College Healthcare Trust, London, United Kingdom.
³ Ospedale Civile, Sondrio, Italy.
⁴ IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: [email protected].

PMID: 29289633
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2017.10.030

No abstract available

Keywords: embolic protection device; left appendage closure; left appendage thrombosis; percutaneous balloon mitral valvuloplasty.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anticoagulants / administration & dosage*
Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Appendage / drug effects*
Balloon Valvuloplasty* / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
Echocardiography, Doppler, Color
Echocardiography, Three-Dimensional
Embolic Protection Devices
Female
Hemodynamics
Humans
Medication Adherence
Middle Aged
Mitral Valve Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
Mitral Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
Mitral Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Recovery of Function
Rheumatic Heart Disease / diagnostic imaging
Rheumatic Heart Disease / physiopathology
Rheumatic Heart Disease / therapy*
Severity of Illness Index
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging
Thrombosis / drug therapy*
Thrombosis / physiopathology
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anticoagulants