Open AccessFinding Closure: The First WATCHMAN Device in the English-Speaking Caribbean
Author(s) -
Richard Ramsingh,
Shelly Juman,
Muhammad Ibrahim,
Risshi D. Rampersad
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
caribbean medical journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2664-5599
pISSN - 0374-7042
DOI - 10.48107/cmj.2020.11.004
Subject(s) - atrial fibrillation , vitamin k antagonist , stroke (engine) , medicine , closure (psychology) , cardiology , political science , engineering , warfarin , law , mechanical engineering
The left atrial appendage is an important source of thromboembolism and stroke in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Mechanical closure with WATCHMAN has been proven as an effective alternative to Vitamin K antagonist anticoagulation for stroke prophylaxis. We report the first case of this technology in the English-speaking Caribbean.
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