title: Large protruding thrombus over left atrial appendage occlusion device successfully treated with apixaban.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thorax Institute, IDIBAPS: Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques Agust Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Villaroel 170, Barcelona08036, Spain; freixa@clinic.ub.es.
authors.forename: Xavier
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Freixa
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thorax Institute, IDIBAPS: Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques Agust Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Villaroel 170, Barcelona08036, Spain; Department of Cardiology, Catholic University of Sacred Heart, Rome, Italy.
authors.forename: Giancarla
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Scalone
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thorax Institute, IDIBAPS: Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques Agust Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Villaroel 170, Barcelona08036, Spain;
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Martín-Yuste
authors.affiliation: Department of Cardiology, Thorax Institute, IDIBAPS: Institut d'Investigacions Biomediques Agust Pi i Sunyer, Hospital Clinic, Villaroel 170, Barcelona08036, Spain;
authors.forename: Bàrbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Vidal
mesh_terms: D020517:Atrial Appendage; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006083:Graft Occlusion, Vascular / Q000188:drug therapy; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011475:Prosthesis Failure; D011720:Pyrazoles / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D011728:Pyridones / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors; D011720:Pyrazoles; D011728:Pyridones; C522181:apixaban