Delayed Sealing of WATCHMAN Device Shunt.
10.18501/arrhythmia.2017.010
- Author:
Young Ah PARK
1
;
Jung Sun KIM
;
Hui Nam PAK
Author Information
1. Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Republic of Korea. hnpak@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Left Atrial Appendage;
Stroke;
Anticoagulants
- MeSH:
Anticoagulants;
Atrial Appendage;
Atrial Fibrillation;
Follow-Up Studies;
Hemorrhage;
Humans;
Membranes;
Stroke;
Warfarin
- From:International Journal of Arrhythmia
2017;18(1):62-65
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Although left atrial appendage closure is an alternative to warfarin use in atrial fibrillation patients with a high bleeding risk, long-term outcome data in real-world practice are still limited. We describe a delayed shunt on the WATCHMAN fabric membrane and associated stroke at 7 months after the procedure. This shunt on the device surface disappeared at 15 months on the follow-up transesophageal echocardiogram.
