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Watchman Device Dislodgement Creating a Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Requiring Emergency Cardiopulmonary Bypass
Anesthesiology
  • Alex Roberts, HCA Healthcare
  • Steven Mach, HCA Healthcare
  • Jason Goebel, HCA Healthcare
  • Heather Palomino, HCA Healthcare
  • Derek Horstemeyer, HCA Healthcare
Division
South Atlantic
Hospital
Grand Strand Medical Center
Document Type
Case Report
Publication Date
2-23-2022
Keywords
  • left atrial appendage occlusion device,
  • anticoagulants,
  • Watchman
Abstract

Left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion device implantation is becoming a more common alternative for stroke prophylaxis in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) who are not able to tolerate long-term anticoagulation. Studies suggest the procedure has a 98.5% successful deployment rate (Boersma et al., 2016). We present a case where a rare but known complication involving dislodgement and migration of an implanted Watchman LAA occlusion device led to functional stenosis of the aortic valve creating a left ventricular outflow tract (LVOT) obstruction necessitating emergency cardiopulmonary bypass in the electrophysiology lab to safely retrieve the device.

Publisher or Conference
Case Reports in Anesthesiology
Citation Information
Roberts A, Mach S, Goebel J, Palomino H, Horstemeyer D. Watchman Device Dislodgement Creating a Left Ventricular Outflow Tract Obstruction Requiring Emergency Cardiopulmonary Bypass. Case Rep Anesthesiol. 2022;():3215334. doi:10.1155/2022/3215334