Left atrial appendage closure in a patient with left atrial appendage thrombus using a novel fish ball technique

Int J Cardiol. 2017 May 1:234:146-149. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.141. Epub 2016 Dec 27.

Authors

Barbara Bellmann¹, Andreas Rillig², David Manuel Leistner², Mario Kasner², Carsten Skurk², Ulf Landmesser², Jai-Wun Park²

Affiliations

¹ Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Department of Cardiology, Berlin, Germany. Electronic address: barbara.bellmann@charite.de.
² Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Department of Cardiology, Berlin, Germany.

PMID: 28041704
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2016.12.141

No abstract available

Keywords: Amulet; Atrial fibrillation; Left atrial appendage closure; Thrombus.

Publication types

Case Reports
Letter

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging*
Cardiac Catheterization / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization / methods*
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Diseases / therapy
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Septal Occluder Device / statistics & numerical data*
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / therapy