Delayed presentation of pulmonary artery perforation by an Amulet left atrial appendage closure device.
Edward WangWah Wah LinXiao Fang XuChris MerryPublished in: BMJ case reports (2018)
Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) devices offer stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation for patients intolerant of anticoagulation. Device placement leading to bleeding and cardiac tamponade have been reported periprocedurally but delayed presentations have not been reported in the literature. We present the case of an Amulet LAAO device causing erosion and bleeding from the main pulmonary artery that presented with cardiac tamponade 6 months after device placement. The pulmonary artery defect was repaired primarily and buttressed with a pericardial patch with good result.
Keyphrases
- left atrial appendage
- pulmonary artery
- atrial fibrillation
- coronary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- catheter ablation
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- direct oral anticoagulants
- end stage renal disease
- heart failure
- newly diagnosed
- left ventricular
- ejection fraction
- systematic review
- prognostic factors
- chronic kidney disease
- peritoneal dialysis
- ultrasound guided
- acute coronary syndrome
- coronary artery disease
- brain injury
- mitral valve
- patient reported
- case report
- cerebral ischemia