Late Presentation of Pulmonary Artery-Left Atrial Appendage Fistula Formation After Left Atrial Appendage Device Closure

Wayne H. Miller, MD; Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD; Mina C. Owlia, MD; Greg R. D’Onofrio, MD; David Hsi, MD

JACC: Case Reports (May 2020)

Late Presentation of Pulmonary Artery-Left Atrial Appendage Fistula Formation After Left Atrial Appendage Device Closure

Wayne H. Miller, MD,
Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD,
Mina C. Owlia, MD,
Greg R. D’Onofrio, MD,
David Hsi, MD

Affiliations

Wayne H. Miller, MD: Address for correspondence: Dr. Wayne H. Miller, Stamford Hospital, 29 Hospital Plaza, Suite 502, Stamford, Connecticut 06902.; Heart and Vascular Institute, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut
Sandhya Dhruvakumar, MD: Heart and Vascular Institute, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut
Mina C. Owlia, MD: Heart and Vascular Institute, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut
Greg R. D’Onofrio, MD: Heart and Vascular Institute, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut
David Hsi, MD: Heart and Vascular Institute, Stamford Hospital, Stamford, Connecticut

Journal volume & issue: Vol. 2, no. 5
pp. 814 – 818

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Atrial fibrillation is the most common arrhythmia in clinical practice with indication for anticoagulation in those patients whose annual risk for thromboembolism is >2%. Left atrial appendage closure is growing as an alternative to anticoagulation. We present a case of pulmonary artery-left atrial appendage fistula seen after left atrial appendage closure. (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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