title: Locked Away: Percutaneous Closure of a Malignant Left Atrial Appendage to Constrain an Unresolvable Thrombus.
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dugo
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Stefano
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bordignon
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Athanasios
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Konstantinou
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Laura
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Perrotta
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fürnkranz
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Frankfurt/Main, Germany.
authors.forename: Julian K R
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Chun
authors.affiliation: From the Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien, Agaplesion Markus Krankenhaus, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Frankfurt/Main, Germany. b.schmidt@ccb.de.
authors.forename: Boris
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Schmidt
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001241:Aspirin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D020517:Atrial Appendage / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000601:surgery*; D017115:Catheter Ablation / Q000379:methods*; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D017023:Coronary Angiography; D017548:Echocardiography, Transesophageal; D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000069552:Rivaroxaban / Q000627:therapeutic use; D055989:Septal Occluder Device; D013927:Thrombosis / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy*; D013988:Ticlopidine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014812:Vitamin K / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors
chemical_list: D065427:Factor Xa Inhibitors; D010975:Platelet Aggregation Inhibitors; D014812:Vitamin K; D000069552:Rivaroxaban; D000077144:Clopidogrel; D013988:Ticlopidine; D001241:Aspirin
keywords: atrial fibrillation; left atrial appendage; occluder; stroke prevention; thrombus