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Uncommon complication from left atrial appendage occluder (LAAO)
Author(s) -
Lau Kwunwang Ambrose,
Chum HoiLeung,
Cheung HungLeong
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
surgical practice
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.109
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 1744-1633
pISSN - 1744-1625
DOI - 10.1111/1744-1633.12422
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , complication , ventricle , perforation , cardiology , appendage , surgery , left atrial appendage occlusion , stroke (engine) , warfarin , anatomy , metallurgy , mechanical engineering , punching , materials science , engineering
To decrease the risk of stroke due to atrial fibrillation, cardiologists will insert a device known as a left atrial appendage occluder to the left atrial appendage. This will decrease the stagnant flow of blood in that particular region. Known complications of this procedure include perforation, migration and dislodgement.We report a case with uncommon late complication of this device causing erosion of the left ventricle, in which open heart operation was carried out to repair the defect.