International Journal of Arrhythmia  2017;18(1):62-65

doi:10.18501/arrhythmia.2017.010

Delayed Sealing of WATCHMAN Device Shunt.

Young Ah PARK 1 ; Jung Sun KIM ; Hui Nam PAK

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Keywords

Left Atrial Appendage; Stroke; Anticoagulants

Country

Republic 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.