Unmasking a naked left atrial appendage closure device: a case of a silent embolic threat

Heart Rhythm. 2014 Dec;11(12):2314-5. doi: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.10.015. Epub 2014 Oct 23.
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Keywords: Atrial fibrillation; Left atrial appendage; Percutaneous closing device.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Review

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging
  • Atrial Appendage / physiopathology
  • Atrial Appendage / surgery*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
  • Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / adverse effects
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / methods
  • Coronary Artery Bypass / methods
  • Coronary Stenosis / diagnostic imaging
  • Coronary Stenosis / surgery
  • Device Removal
  • Echocardiography, Transesophageal / methods
  • Follow-Up Studies
  • Humans
  • Incidental Findings*
  • Male
  • Preoperative Care / methods
  • Prosthesis Failure
  • Radiography
  • Risk Assessment
  • Septal Occluder Device / adverse effects*
  • Severity of Illness Index
  • Thromboembolism / diagnosis*
  • Thromboembolism / etiology
  • Treatment Outcome