| CASE REPORT |
|
| Year : 2016 | Volume
: 1
| Issue : 3 | Page : 48-50 |
|
|
Percutaneous retrieval of a dislodged watchman left atrial appendage closure device
Jiangtao Yu1, Shaofeng Guan2, Manuela Muenzel1, Erich Duenninger1
1 Department of Cardiology, Helmut-G.-Walther Klinikum, The Second Hospital, Lichtenfels, Germany
2 Department of Cardiology, Shanghai Chest Hospital, Shanghai, PR China
Correspondence Address:
Prof. Jiangtao Yu
Department of Cardiology, Helmut-G.-Walter Klinikum, The Second Hospital, Lichtenfels
Germany
 Source of Support: None, Conflict of Interest: None
DOI: 10.4103/2470-7511.248357
|
|
|
A 46-year-old female underwent left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) with a Watchman LAAC device. During the procedure, the device embolized into the descending aorta. A new device was implanted to the left atrial appendage complete the closure. The displaced device was successfully snared and removed by Amplatz Goose Neck™ Snare Kit. The patient recovered well and suffered from no clinical sequelae.
|
|
|
|
| [FULL TEXT] [PDF]* |
|
 |
|
Next article
