Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure with complex anatomy by using the staged 'kissing-Watchman' technology with double devices

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BACKGROUND: Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is an efficient alternative of oral anticoagulation to prevent stroke in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). Due to complexities of LAA anatomy, a complete closure may not always be obtained with a single device. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and safety of the staged 'kissing-Watchman' technology to occlude the LAA with complex anatomy.

METHODS: In our center, among 300 cases underwent LAAC with Watchman device from February 2012 to December 2016, 7 complex LAAs were implanted double devices using the staged 'kissing-Watchman' technology. The anatomic morphology, procedure characteristics and safety were analyzed.

RESULTS: Of the 7 LAAs, the anatomic morphology includes 6 cauliflowers and 1 chicken wings, each has 2 big lobes and a large common ostium. In the two-staged LAAC procedures, there were no differences in X-ray exposure time, but the total procedure time (p = 0.0634), contrast volume (p = 0.0802) and X-ray dose (p = 0.0803) in the first procedure showed a tendency over the second. All the procedures were successful, except for one case with a 2 mm of peri-device leakage, there were no severe complications or major adverse events including device dislocation, thrombosis, obvious peri-device leakage (≥5 mm), pericardial effusion/tamponade, stroke/transient ischemic attack/systemic embolism, death and major bleeding during the 7-day perioperative period and the 6-month follow-up.

CONCLUSIONS: The staged 'kissing-Watchman' technology is feasible and safe, which might provide a strategy to occlude the LAA with complex anatomy when an incomplete closure is inevitable with a single device.

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2018

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2018

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:265

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International journal of cardiology - 265(2018) vom: 15. Aug., Seite 58-61

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Englisch

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Jiang, Lisheng [VerfasserIn]
Duenninger, Erich [VerfasserIn]
Muenzel, Manuela [VerfasserIn]
Xue, Xin [VerfasserIn]
Fazakas, Adam [VerfasserIn]
Keil, Thorsten [VerfasserIn]
Yu, Jiangtao [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 14.01.2019

Date Revised 14.01.2019

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10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.05.007

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NLM28401639X