title: Hybrid minimally invasive extraction of atrial clot avoids redo sternotomy in Jehovah's Witness.
abstract: We report the novel use of the AngioVac device in a percutaneous hybrid approach to remove a large right atrial clot as an effective and potentially lifesaving alternative to a very high-risk redo-sternotomy in a Jehovah's Witness patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiac Surgery, Lenox Hill Hospital, New York, NY, USA. jain_freeman@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Jain Bhaskara
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Pillai
authors.forename: Edward R
authors.initials: ER
authors.lastname: DeLaney
authors.forename: Nirav C
authors.initials: NC
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: Valavanur A
authors.initials: VA
authors.lastname: Subramanian
mesh_terms: D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000295:instrumentation*; D005260:Female; D006325:Heart Atria / Q000601:surgery*; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery*; D006801:Humans; D033221:Jehovah's Witnesses; D008875:Middle Aged; D019060:Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures / Q000295:instrumentation*; D012086:Reoperation; D056346:Sternotomy; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000601:surgery*