Percutaneous closure of a left atrial appendage with relevant suture dehiscence

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• 作者：L. Kleinebrecht ; V. Veulemans ; A. Polzin ; M. Kelm ; T. Zeus
• 关键词：Left atrial appendage closure ; Suture dehiscence ; Percutaneous device
• 刊名：Netherlands Heart Journal
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：25
• 期：2
• 页码：152-154
• 全文大小：513KB
• 刊物主题：Cardiology; Medical Education;
• 出版者：Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
• ISSN：1876-6250
• 卷排序：25

文摘

Atrial fibrillation is a widespread disease and highly relevant as it carries an extended risk for ischaemic stroke. Surgical closure of the left atrial appendage is routinely performed during open heart surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation with the aim of thromboembolic protection. In this report we present a successful percutaneous closure of a left atrial appendage, which showed clinically relevant suture dehiscence several years after surgical closure.