Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion: Device thrombosis in clopidogrel non-responders

Int J Cardiol. 2016 Feb 1:204:196-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.160. Epub 2015 Nov 24.

Authors

Ulrike Ketterer¹, Giuseppe D'Ancona², Isabel Siegel², Jasmin Ortak², Hueseyin Ince², Stephan Kische²

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiology, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain und Am Urban, Berlin, Germany; Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany. Electronic address: ulrike.ketterer@vivantes.de.
² Department of Cardiology, Vivantes Klinikum im Friedrichshain und Am Urban, Berlin, Germany; Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany.

PMID: 26670171
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.11.160

No abstract available

Keywords: Clopidogrel non-responder; Device thrombosis; Left atrial appendage closure; WATCHMAN®.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Atrial Appendage / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Appendage / surgery
Atrial Fibrillation / diagnostic imaging*
Atrial Fibrillation / surgery
Clopidogrel
Female
Heart Diseases / diagnostic imaging*
Heart Diseases / etiology
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Prosthesis Implantation / adverse effects*
Prosthesis Implantation / trends
Thrombosis / diagnostic imaging*
Thrombosis / etiology
Ticlopidine / analogs & derivatives*
Ticlopidine / therapeutic use
Treatment Outcome
Ultrasonography

Substances

Clopidogrel
Ticlopidine