Embolization of Left Atrial Appendage Thrombus During Transcatheter Aortic Valve Replacement: A Potential Mechanism of Periprocedural Stroke

JACC Cardiovasc Interv. 2015 Nov;8(13):1770-1. doi: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.07.025.

Authors

Paul D Williams¹, Mark A de Belder², Neil Maredia², Douglas F Muir²

Affiliations

¹ James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom. Electronic address: dr.pdwilliams@gmail.com.
² James Cook University Hospital, Middlesbrough, United Kingdom.

PMID: 26585626
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcin.2015.07.025

No abstract available

Keywords: complication; left atrial appendage thrombus; transcatheter aortic valve replacement; transesophageal echocardiography.

Publication types

Case Reports
Video-Audio Media

MeSH terms

Aged, 80 and over
Aortic Valve Stenosis / complications
Aortic Valve Stenosis / diagnosis
Aortic Valve Stenosis / physiopathology
Aortic Valve Stenosis / therapy*
Aortic Valve* / diagnostic imaging
Aortic Valve* / physiopathology
Atrial Appendage* / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Appendage* / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / complications
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnosis
Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
Atrial Fibrillation / therapy*
Cardiac Catheterization* / instrumentation
Cardiac Catheterization* / methods
Coronary Thrombosis / diagnosis
Coronary Thrombosis / etiology
Coronary Thrombosis / physiopathology
Coronary Thrombosis / therapy*
Echocardiography, Transesophageal
Embolization, Therapeutic*
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / instrumentation
Heart Valve Prosthesis Implantation* / methods
Humans
Male
Severity of Illness Index
Treatment Outcome