Acute Formation of Thrombus on a Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Immediately After Detachment

Ngoda Manongi, MD, MS; Alexander Volodarskiy, MD; Seth Goldbarg, MD

JACC: Case Reports (Aug 2023)

Acute Formation of Thrombus on a Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion Device Immediately After Detachment

Ngoda Manongi, MD, MS,
Alexander Volodarskiy, MD,
Seth Goldbarg, MD

Affiliations

Ngoda Manongi, MD, MS: Department of Internal Medicine, New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, New York, USA; Address for correspondence: Dr. Ngoda Manongi, 119 Searing Avenue, S227, Mineola, New York 11501, USA.
Alexander Volodarskiy, MD: Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, New York, USA
Seth Goldbarg, MD: Division of Cardiology, New York Presbyterian Queens, Flushing, New York, USA

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 19
p. 101933

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Clots can form on the left atrial surface of left atrial appendage closure devices, with subsequent thromboembolization. However, we are unaware of any reports of clots forming on the devices immediately after deployment. We report a case where an acute thrombus strand formed at the tip of an occlusion device immediately after deployment. (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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