Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device
Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has evolved as a safe alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy for stroke prophylaxis. However, the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder device is considered a relative contraindication. Here we report a successful case of LAAC in the presence of...
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author | Omar Kousa, MD Toufik Mahfood-Haddad, MD Shantanu M. Patil, MD Himanshu Agarwal, MD Hussam Abuissa, MD |
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description | Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has evolved as a safe alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy for stroke prophylaxis. However, the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder device is considered a relative contraindication. Here we report a successful case of LAAC in the presence of a PFO occluder device. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.) |
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spelling | doaj.art-355ad4e37bd849e79c7d8eed34cbe4632022-12-21T20:25:15ZengElsevierJACC: Case Reports2666-08492021-03-0133508511Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder DeviceOmar Kousa, MD0Toufik Mahfood-Haddad, MD1Shantanu M. Patil, MD2Himanshu Agarwal, MD3Hussam Abuissa, MD4Address for correspondence: Dr. Omar Kousa, Department of Medicine, Creighton University, 7710 Mercy Road, Suite 202, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, USA.; Department of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USADepartment of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USADepartment of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USADepartment of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USADepartment of Medicine, Creighton University Medical Center, Omaha, Nebraska, USALeft atrial appendage closure (LAAC) has evolved as a safe alternative to oral anticoagulation therapy for stroke prophylaxis. However, the presence of a patent foramen ovale (PFO) occluder device is considered a relative contraindication. Here we report a successful case of LAAC in the presence of a PFO occluder device. (Level of Difficulty: Beginner.)http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921001108anticoagulationatrial fibrillationelectrophysiologyinterventional cardiologyleft atrial appendage closurepatent foramen ovale |
spellingShingle | Omar Kousa, MD Toufik Mahfood-Haddad, MD Shantanu M. Patil, MD Himanshu Agarwal, MD Hussam Abuissa, MD Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device JACC: Case Reports anticoagulation atrial fibrillation electrophysiology interventional cardiology left atrial appendage closure patent foramen ovale |
title | Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device |
title_full | Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device |
title_fullStr | Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device |
title_full_unstemmed | Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device |
title_short | Left Atrial Appendage Closure in a Patient With a Patent Foramen Ovale Septal Occluder Device |
title_sort | left atrial appendage closure in a patient with a patent foramen ovale septal occluder device |
topic | anticoagulation atrial fibrillation electrophysiology interventional cardiology left atrial appendage closure patent foramen ovale |
url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2666084921001108 |
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