72-year-old woman after a left atrial appendage occluder
Author(s)
Hamilton-Craig, Christian
Lambert, Matthew
Lin, Aaron
Griffith University Author(s)
Year published
2019
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A 72-year-old woman presented for routine echocardiography 6 months following percutaneous insertion of a left atrial appendage occluder (LAAO) due to atrial fibrillation with contraindications to anticoagulation. The procedure was uncomplicated, and she was clinically well. On echocardiography an abnormality was seen in the posterior pericardial space (Figure 1, arrows).A 72-year-old woman presented for routine echocardiography 6 months following percutaneous insertion of a left atrial appendage occluder (LAAO) due to atrial fibrillation with contraindications to anticoagulation. The procedure was uncomplicated, and she was clinically well. On echocardiography an abnormality was seen in the posterior pericardial space (Figure 1, arrows).
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Journal Title
Heart
Volume
105
Issue
17
Subject
Cardiovascular medicine and haematology
Clinical sciences
cardiac computer tomographic (CT) imaging
echocardiography
pericardial effusion