Left-atrial-appendage occluder migrates in an asymptomatic patient

Texas Heart Institute Journal

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 443-444

  Pisani, Paolo ^a   Sandrelli, Luca ^a   Fabbrocini, Mario ^a   Tesler, Ugo Filippo ^b   Medici, Dante ^a  

^a Ncc Città di Alessandria Hospital   (Italy)

^b Clinica San Gaudenzio   (Italy)

Author keywords

Atrial appendage; Atrial fibrillation complications; Foreign body migration complications; Prosthesis failure; Stroke prevention control; Thromboembolism prevention control; Warfarin contraindications therapeutic use

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL;

AGED; ANGIOGRAPHY; ARTICLE; ATRIAL SEPTAL OCCLUDER; CARDIOEMBOLIC STROKE; CASE REPORT; CINEANGIOGRAPHY; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; DEVICE REMOVAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; FLUOROSCOPY; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE OUTFLOW TRACT; HUMAN; LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE CLOSURE DEVICE; MITRAL VALVE REGURGITATION; OCCLUSION; OPEN HEART SURGERY; PERCUTANEOUS LEFT ATRIAL APPENDAGE OCCLUSION; SUTURE; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSSEPTAL NEEDLE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ADVERSE EFFECTS; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; DEVICES; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART CATHETERIZATION; HEART SURGERY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PROSTHESIS; SEPTAL OCCLUDER; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASES; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIAC CATHETERIZATION; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; DEVICE REMOVAL; FEMALE; FOREIGN-BODY MIGRATION; HUMANS; PROSTHESIS DESIGN; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84905233644     PISSN: 07302347     EISSN: 15266702     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14503/THIJ-13-3173     Document Type: Article

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