Successful Percutaneous Retrieval of an Embolized Left Atrial Appendage Occluder

Federico Ferraris; Michele Millesimo; Matteo Anselmino; Davide Castagno; Alessandro Vairo; Gianluca Alunni; Gaetano Maria De Ferrari

doi:10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.101689

Successful Percutaneous Retrieval of an Embolized Left Atrial Appendage Occluder

JACC Case Rep. 2022 Nov 30;4(24):101689. doi: 10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.101689. eCollection 2022 Dec 21.

Authors

Federico Ferraris¹, Michele Millesimo¹, Matteo Anselmino¹, Davide Castagno¹, Alessandro Vairo¹, Gianluca Alunni¹, Gaetano Maria De Ferrari¹

Affiliation

¹ Division of Cardiology, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza University Hospital of Turin, Turin, Italy.

Abstract

A 75-year-old man with a previous mitral valve repair experienced embolization of a left atrial appendage occlusion device in the left atrium. The device was successfully retrieved using a double snaring technique, without the need for open surgery. This is an unusual report of left atrial appendage occluder retrieval, confirming the feasibility of the technique and the high flexibility of the device. (Level of Difficulty: Advanced.).

Keywords: AF, atrial fibrillation; CCTA, cardiac computed tomography angiography; LAA, left atrial appendage; LAAO, left atrial appendage occlusion; NOAC, novel oral anticoagulant; TEE, transesophageal echocardiography; ablation; atrial fibrillation; occluder.

Publication types

Case Reports