title: Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure-Device Disengagement as a Serious Complication and How it Can Be Easily Removed.
abstract: A stroke attack in the brainstem area as a serious complication of atrial fibrillation (AF) in a 51 year old woman with known paroxysmal AF (CHADS(2) score 3) was treated with LAA occlusion procedure after the complication of arterial bleeding secondary to anticoagulation therapy. LAA closure device embolisation was developed following the LAA occlusion procedure. The device was located and removed successfully from the systemic circulation.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, JL-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: K Mehmet
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Burgazlı
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, JL-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ali
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Erdoğan
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, JL-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Ridvan
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Chasan
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Angiologie, Medical and Research Center Wuppertal, Wuppertal, Germany.
authors.forename: Ethem
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Kavukcu
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology and Angiology, JL-University of Giessen, Giessen, Germany.
authors.forename: Nedim
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Soydan
keywords: Atrial fibrillation; LAA occlusion; device embolisation