Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed

Abstract

A stroke attack in the brainstem area as a serious complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a 51 year old woman with known paroxysmal AF (CHADS² score 3) was treated with LAA occlusion procedure after the complication of arterial bleeding secondary to anticoagulation therapy. LAA closure device embolisation was developed following the LAA occlusion procedure. The device was located and removed successfully from the systemic circulation. Turkish Anahtar Kelimeler: Atriyal fibrilasyon, LAA oklüzyonu, materyal embolizasyonu 51 yaşında, paroksismal atriyal fibrilasyon (CHADS² skor 3) teşhisi olan bayan hastada, AF'ye bağlı ciddi bir komplikasyon olarak beyin sapı bölgesinden gelişen strok atağı, ilk olarak uygulanan antikoagülasyon tedavisine sekonder kanama gelişince, LAA oklüzyon prosedürü uygulanarak tedavi edildi. LAA oklüzyon prosedürünü takiben hastada LAA oklüzyon materyali embolizasyonu gelişmesi üzerine, sistemik dolaşımdaki yeri tespit edildikten sonra oklüzyon materyali başarıyla çıkartıldı.

Keywords

• Atrial fibrillation, LAA occlusion, device embolisation

Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed

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