Retrieval of a left appendage device from the left ventricle using a large bore steerable catheter

Abou-Bakr Abbadi; Mariama Akodad; Jérôme Horvilleur; Antoinette Neylon

doi:10.1002/ccd.31026

Retrieval of a left appendage device from the left ventricle using a large bore steerable catheter

Catheter Cardiovasc Interv. 2024 Aug;104(2):365-367. doi: 10.1002/ccd.31026. Epub 2024 Mar 28.

Authors

Abou-Bakr Abbadi¹, Mariama Akodad¹, Jérôme Horvilleur², Antoinette Neylon¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Interventional cardiology, Ramsay Santé, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, France.
² Department of Electrophysiology, Ramsay Santé, Institut Cardiovasculaire Paris Sud, Massy, France.

PMID: 38545682
DOI: 10.1002/ccd.31026

Abstract

Left atrium appendage closure is a safe and effective therapy for patients with atrial fibrillation and high thromboembolic and hemorrhagic risks. Prosthesis embolization is a potential major complication with an incidence of 0.07%. We report a case of migration of an Amplatzer Amulet (Abbott) device that was successfully retrieved in an innovative way (4).

Keywords: ANCO ‐ anticoagulants/antithrombins; BLEE ‐ bleeding; EMBO ‐ embolization.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Aged
Atrial Appendage* / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Appendage* / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation* / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation* / therapy
Cardiac Catheterization* / adverse effects
Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheters*
Device Removal*
Equipment Design
Female
Foreign-Body Migration* / diagnostic imaging
Foreign-Body Migration* / etiology
Foreign-Body Migration* / therapy
Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging
Humans
Male
Septal Occluder Device*
Treatment Outcome