title: Delayed and fatal embolization of a left atrial appendage closure device.
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiology (A.A., I.C., M.D., J.L.) and Division of Internal Medicine (M.C.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium. adaminian@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Adel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aminian
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiology (A.A., I.C., M.D., J.L.) and Division of Internal Medicine (M.C.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium.
authors.forename: Iman
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Chouchane
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiology (A.A., I.C., M.D., J.L.) and Division of Internal Medicine (M.C.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium.
authors.forename: Michèle
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Compagnie
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiology (A.A., I.C., M.D., J.L.) and Division of Internal Medicine (M.C.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium.
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Decubber
authors.affiliation: From the Division of Cardiology (A.A., I.C., M.D., J.L.) and Division of Internal Medicine (M.C.), Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de Charleroi, Charleroi, Belgium.
authors.forename: Jacques
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Lalmand
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000792:Angiography; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization / Q000379:methods; D004452:Echocardiography; D004617:Embolism / Q000209:etiology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006323:Heart Arrest / Q000209:etiology; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D011183:Postoperative Complications; D011475:Prosthesis Failure / Q000209:etiology; D019919:Prosthesis Implantation; D055989:Septal Occluder Device / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*
keywords: Amplatzer Cardiac Plug; complications; death; embolization; left atrial appendage closure; mitral valve insufficiency