Successful WATCHMAN Device Implantation in a Patient with IVC Filter Thrombosis and Iliac Vein Occlusions

Cardiovasc Revasc Med. 2020 Mar;21(3):409-411. doi: 10.1016/j.carrev.2019.05.028. Epub 2019 Jun 19.

Abstract

Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion has been shown to be a safe and cost-effective treatment for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation with increased stroke and bleeding risk. Venous system might be occluded from prior procedures or have structural abnormalities. Herein, we present a successful WATCHMAN device implantation in a patient with inferior vena cava filter thrombosis and iliac vein occlusions.

Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Inferior vena cava filters; Stroke prevention; WATCHMAN.

Publication types

  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Atrial Appendage*
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / complications
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / therapy
  • Humans
  • Iliac Vein / diagnostic imaging
  • Thrombosis* / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome
  • Vena Cava Filters* / adverse effects
  • Venous Thrombosis* / complications
  • Venous Thrombosis* / diagnostic imaging