Simultaneous Closure of a Left Atrial Appendage through an Atrial Septal Defect and the Atrial Septal Defect.
10.3349/ymj.2017.58.6.1237
- Author:
Shinjeong SONG
1
;
Oh Hyun LEE
;
Jung Sun KIM
;
In Jeong CHO
;
Chi Young SHIM
;
Geu Ru HONG
;
Hui Nam PAK
;
Yangsoo JANG
Author Information
1. Division of Cardiology, Severance Cardiovascular Hospital, Yonsei University Health System, Seoul, Korea. kjs1218@yuhs.ac
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Left atrial appendage occlusion;
atrial septal defect occlusion;
atrial fibrillation
- MeSH:
Atrial Appendage*;
Atrial Fibrillation;
Embolism, Paradoxical;
Heart;
Heart Septal Defects, Atrial*;
Humans
- From:Yonsei Medical Journal
2017;58(6):1237-1240
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion can be employed as an alternative treatment to oral anticoagulation in patients with atrial fibrillation to prevent embolic events. Atrial septal defect (ASD) may be related with right heart dysfunction and allow paradoxical embolism to occur. However, occlusion of both LAA through atrial access with ostium secundum ASD and ASD in the same setting is unusual. Therefore, we report a case in which a LAA and an ASD was sequentially occluded.
