A case report of a late left atrial appendage perforation 4 months after occluder implant: reason for or caused by a resuscitation?

摘要

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common disease and can lead to cardioembolic stroke. Stroke prevention according to the CHA DS VASc score is achieved via oral anticoagulation. In recent years, interventional occlusion of the left atrial appendage (LAA) has become a common alternative. Besides showing non-inferiority in large trials compared with warfarin interventional LAA occlusion can lead to serious adverse events with most of them occurring peri-interventionally.