Pulmonary artery perforation and coronary air embolism—two fatal outcomes in percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion

2016 ◽  
Vol 131 (1) ◽  
pp. 191-197 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Zwirner ◽  
R. Bayer ◽  
C. Hädrich ◽  
A. Bollmann ◽  
N. Klein ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Air Embolism ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion ◽  
Pulmonary Artery Perforation

scholarly journals Delayed Pulmonary Artery Perforation With Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Hooks

2016 ◽  
Vol 101 (2) ◽  
pp. e37-e39 ◽  
Author(s):  
Grzegorz Suwalski ◽  
Andrzej Wojnowski ◽  
Jeremi Mizerski ◽  
Leszek Gryszko
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Pulmonary Artery Perforation

scholarly journals Delayed presentation of pulmonary artery perforation by an Amulet left atrial appendage closure device

2018 ◽  
pp. bcr-2018-227098 ◽  
Author(s):  
Edward Wang ◽  
Wah Wah Lin ◽  
Xiao Fang Xu ◽  
Chris Merry
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Cardiac Tamponade ◽  
Left Atrial ◽  
Left Atrial Appendage ◽  
Main Pulmonary Artery ◽  
Atrial Appendage ◽  
Closure Device ◽  
Delayed Presentation ◽  
Device Placement ◽  
Pulmonary Artery Perforation

Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) devices offer stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation for patients intolerant of anticoagulation. Device placement leading to bleeding and cardiac tamponade have been reported periprocedurally but delayed presentations have not been reported in the literature. We present the case of an Amulet LAAO device causing erosion and bleeding from the main pulmonary artery that presented with cardiac tamponade 6 months after device placement. The pulmonary artery defect was repaired primarily and buttressed with a pericardial patch with good result.

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