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Catch of the day: interventional device retrieval after late embolization of an Amplatzer cardiac plug left atrial appendage occluder

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Transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) closure has proven to be an effective method to reduce the risk of thromboembolic events in patients who have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) that is unsuitable for chronic oral anticoagulation. In this case report, we describe the rare case of a late LAA occluder (28-mm Amplatzer cardiac plug) embolization, which was treated uneventfully with interventional device capture. Special interventional and device specific characteristics must be taken into account when planning such a complex procedure as descirbed in our case.

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  1. Department of Medicine II, Heart Centre Bonn, University Hospital Bonn, Sigmund-Freud-Str. 25, 53105, Bonn, Germany

    Vedat Tiyerili, Georg Nickenig & Christoph Hammerstingl

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Tiyerili, V., Nickenig, G. & Hammerstingl, C. Catch of the day: interventional device retrieval after late embolization of an Amplatzer cardiac plug left atrial appendage occluder. Clin Res Cardiol 104, 1106–1108 (2015). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00392-015-0887-3

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