Percutaneous Retrieval of a Watchman Device from the Left Ventricle Using a Transarterial Approach

Nikolaos Spilias, MD; Arshneel Kochar, MD; Jayendrakumar Patel, MD; Walid Saliba, MD; Samir Kapadia, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Dec 2019)

Percutaneous Retrieval of a Watchman Device from the Left Ventricle Using a Transarterial Approach

Nikolaos Spilias, MD,
Arshneel Kochar, MD,
Jayendrakumar Patel, MD,
Walid Saliba, MD,
Samir Kapadia, MD

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Nikolaos Spilias, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Nikolaos Spilias, Cleveland Clinic, 9500 Euclid Avenue, Desk J3-3, Cleveland, Ohio 44195.; Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Arshneel Kochar, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Jayendrakumar Patel, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Walid Saliba, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
Samir Kapadia, MD: Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 5
pp. 876 – 883

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Left atrial appendage closure device embolization is a rare yet serious complication. The location of the embolized device is a major determinant of the retrieval approach, percutaneous or surgical. This paper presents the case of Watchman device embolization in the left ventricle, which was retrieved percutaneously by using a transarterial approach. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.)

Published in JACC: Case Reports

ISSN: 2666-0849 (Online)
Publisher: Elsevier
Country of publisher: United States
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Specialties of internal medicine: Diseases of the circulatory (Cardiovascular) system
Website: https://www.journals.elsevier.com/jacc-case-reports

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