Initial experience with post Lariat left atrial appendage leak closure with Amplatzer septal occluder device and repeat Lariat application

Heart Rhythm

Volumn 11, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1877-1883

  Pillai, Anand M ^a   Kanmanthareddy, Arun ^a   Earnest, Matthew ^a   Reddy, Madhu ^a   Ferrell, Ryan ^a   Nath, Jayanth ^a   Pillarisetti, Jayasree ^a   Vallakati, Ajay ^a   Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya ^a  

^a Kansas   (United States)

Author keywords

Amplatzer septal occluder; Atrial fibrillation; Lariat procedure; Left atrial appendage; Thromboembolic stroke

Indexed keywords

ANTIARRHYTHMIC AGENT; RIVAROXABAN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL HEART PACEMAKER; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BRAIN EMBOLISM; CARDIAC RESYNCHRONIZATION THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CEREBROVASCULAR ACCIDENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEVICE FAILURE; DEVICE FAILURE ANALYSIS; EMBOLISM PREVENTION; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM APPENDAGE; HEART ATRIUM SEPTUM DEFECT; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL DEVICE COMPLICATION; NONISCHEMIC CARDIOMYOPATHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULMONARY VEIN ISOLATION; RECANALIZATION; SEPTAL OCCLUDER; SICK SINUS SYNDROME; THROMBOEMBOLISM; TRANSESOPHAGEAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; UROLOGICAL SNARE; CASE REPORT; DEVICES; ECHOGRAPHY; INCIDENCE; LIGATION; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; STROKE; SUTURING METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

AGED; ATRIAL APPENDAGE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, TRANSESOPHAGEAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LIGATION; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POSTOPERATIVE COMPLICATIONS; REOPERATION; SEPTAL OCCLUDER DEVICE; STROKE; SUTURE TECHNIQUES; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84925484344     PISSN: 15475271     EISSN: 15563871     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hrthm.2014.06.035     Document Type: Article

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