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Successful closure of residual leak following lariat procedure in a patient with high risk of stroke and hemorrhage
Author(s) -
Yeow WenLoong,
Matsumoto Takashi,
Kar Saibal
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
catheterization and cardiovascular interventions
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.988
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1522-726X
pISSN - 1522-1946
DOI - 10.1002/ccd.25219
Subject(s) - medicine , percutaneous , atrial fibrillation , ligation , warfarin , leak , surgery , cardiology , stroke (engine) , fibrous joint , mechanical engineering , environmental engineering , engineering
Percutaneous left atrial appendage suture ligation with the LARIAT® device (Sentre HEART, Redwood City, CA) was successfully performed on an 84‐year‐old woman with non‐valvular atrial fibrillation who developed intracranial hemorrhage on warfarin. However, a large gap developed at follow‐up precluding warfarin cessation. To the best of our knowledge, this case report represents the first description of the use of a Gore® Helex® Septal Occluder (W. L. Gore and Associates, Newark, Delaware) as a novel approach to close a gap following percutaneous LAA suture ligation. © 2013 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.