A case of pulmonary vein to left atrial appendage fistula after transcatheter left atrial appendage occlusion

J Cardiovasc Comput Tomogr. 2022 Mar-Apr;16(2):e17-e19. doi: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.11.002. Epub 2021 Nov 10.

Authors

Bandar Alyami¹, Matthew K Shotwell², Kesavan Sankaramangalam², Saikrishna Patibandla², Ramesh Daggubati², Yasmin S Hamirani³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, West Virginia University School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA.
² Department of Cardiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA.
³ Department of Cardiology, West Virginia University School of Medicine, 1 Medical Center Dr, Morgantown, WV, 26505, USA. Electronic address: yasmin.hamirani@wvumedicine.org.

PMID: 34782264
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2021.11.002

No abstract available

Keywords: Left atrial appendage occlusion; Pulmonary vein fistula; Watchman device.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Atrial Appendage* / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Fibrillation* / diagnostic imaging
Atrial Fibrillation* / therapy
Fistula* / diagnostic imaging
Fistula* / etiology
Humans
Predictive Value of Tests
Pulmonary Veins* / diagnostic imaging
Pulmonary Veins* / surgery