Transcatheter Extraction of a Migrated Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Device

Gordon Wong; Edris Aman; Bob Kiaii; Jason H Rogers; Gagan D Singh

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102443

Transcatheter Extraction of a Migrated Left Atrial Appendage Occluder Device

JACC Case Rep. 2024 Aug 7;29(15):102443. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2024.102443.

Authors

Gordon Wong¹, Edris Aman¹, Bob Kiaii¹, Jason H Rogers¹, Gagan D Singh¹

Affiliation

¹ University of California, Davis Health System, Sacramento, California, USA.

Abstract

A 69-year-old man presented at 10 weeks postimplantation with a 31-mm Watchman FLX migrating into the left atrium. Due to incomplete left atrial appendage seal and embolization risk, transcatheter device extraction was performed without complications. Herein we describe the technique and procedural steps, using cardiac computed tomography and benchtop models to guide practice.

Keywords: 3-dimensional imaging; atrial fibrillation; computed tomography; echocardiography; occluder.

Publication types

Case Reports