1. Cardioform Septal Occluder in the Management of Cardiac Tamponade as a Complication of LAA Closure
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Nabil Braiteh, Alon Yarkoni, and Mouhamed Amr Sabouni
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0301 basic medicine ,medicine.medical_specialty ,AF, atrial fibrillation ,LAA, left atrial appendage ,030105 genetics & heredity ,Pericardial effusion ,03 medical and health sciences ,0302 clinical medicine ,Left atrial ,Cardiac tamponade ,tamponade ,Medicine ,Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system ,Septal Occluder ,atrial fibrillation ,Mini-Focus Issue: Complications ,TEE, transesophageal echocardiogram ,business.industry ,Atrial fibrillation ,PE, pericardial effusion ,Septal Occluder Device ,medicine.disease ,LA, left atrial/atrium ,pericardial effusion ,Surgery ,RC666-701 ,Tamponade ,Case Report: Clinical Case ,Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine ,Complication ,business ,030217 neurology & neurosurgery - Abstract
Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening complication during left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. We report a 77-year-old woman who underwent a transseptal puncture for LAA closure with the Watchman device that was complicated by tamponade. This was successfully treated with the deployment of a Cardioform 25-mm septal occluder device. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.), Graphical abstract, Cardiac tamponade is a life-threatening complication during left atrial appendage (LAA) closure. We report a 77-year-old woman who underwent a transseptal…
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- 2020