TY - JOUR
T1 - Left atrial appendage closure for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation and hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia
AU - Velthuis, Sebastiaan
AU - Swaans, Martin J.
AU - Mager, Johannes J.
AU - Rensing, Benno J. W. M.
AU - Boersma, Lucas V. A.
AU - Post, Martijn C.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting millions of individuals worldwide, and a major risk factor for disabling cerebral embolic stroke. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder, characterized by vascular abnormalities with high-bleeding tendency and therefore intolerance for oral anticoagulation. We report a case of percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage, which might be a good alternative strategy instead of chronic oral anticoagulation to protect patients with high-risk AF and HHT from cerebral embolic strokes
AB - Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting millions of individuals worldwide, and a major risk factor for disabling cerebral embolic stroke. Hereditary hemorrhagic telangiectasia (HHT) is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder, characterized by vascular abnormalities with high-bleeding tendency and therefore intolerance for oral anticoagulation. We report a case of percutaneous closure of the left atrial appendage, which might be a good alternative strategy instead of chronic oral anticoagulation to protect patients with high-risk AF and HHT from cerebral embolic strokes
U2 - https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/646505
DO - https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/646505
M3 - Article
C2 - 24826265
SN - 2090-6404
VL - 2012
SP - 646505
JO - Case reports in cardiology
JF - Case reports in cardiology
ER -