A Case of Delayed Hemorrhagic Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Placement

Shuktika Nandkeolyar, MD; Purvi Parwani, MBBS; Tahmeed Contractor, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Jun 2019)

A Case of Delayed Hemorrhagic Effusive-Constrictive Pericarditis After Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Placement

Shuktika Nandkeolyar, MD,
Purvi Parwani, MBBS,
Tahmeed Contractor, MD

Affiliations

Shuktika Nandkeolyar, MD: Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California
Purvi Parwani, MBBS: Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California
Tahmeed Contractor, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Tahmeed Contractor, Loma Linda University Medical Center, 11234 Anderson Street, Loma Linda, California 92354.; Division of Cardiology, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, California

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 27 – 31

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This report describes a case of pericardial effusion and tamponade that appeared several weeks after WATCHMAN device (Boston Scientific, Natick, Massachusetts) placement for left atrial appendage occlusion. The report also discusses the likely etiology and clinical management of this uncommon condition. (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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