Watchman in ascending aorta for systemic protection (WAASP): Novel use of Watchman in ascending aorta for embolic protection-first in man.

Pradeep K YadavDee Dee WangMarvin H EngWilliam W O'Neill

Published in: Catheterization and cardiovascular interventions : official journal of the Society for Cardiac Angiography & Interventions (2017)

We report two cases where left atrial appendage closure (LAA) with Watchman was successfully performed despite presence of definite LAA thrombus. Because there was the risk of thrombus dislodgement, we transiently placed an additional Watchman device in the ascending aorta for embolic protection. © 2017 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.

Keyphrases

left atrial appendage
pulmonary artery
aortic dissection
atrial fibrillation
coronary artery
pulmonary hypertension
aortic valve
pulmonary arterial hypertension
catheter ablation