Successful WATCHMAN Device Implantation in a Patient with IVC Filter Thrombosis and Iliac Vein Occlusions

Sercan Okutucu, Ismail Ates, Kostas Marmagkiolis, Gulcan Kose, Cezar Iliescu, Mehmet Cilingiroglu

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Abstract

Percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion has been shown to be a safe and cost-effective treatment for stroke prevention in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation with increased stroke and bleeding risk. Venous system might be occluded from prior procedures or have structural abnormalities. Herein, we present a successful WATCHMAN device implantation in a patient with inferior vena cava filter thrombosis and iliac vein occlusions.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)409-411
Number of pages3
JournalCardiovascular Revascularization Medicine
Volume21
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2020
Externally publishedYes

Keywords

  • Atrial fibrillation
  • Inferior vena cava filters
  • Stroke prevention
  • WATCHMAN

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