title: Percutaneous closure of a left atrial appendage with relevant suture dehiscence.
abstract: Atrial fibrillation is a widespread disease and highly relevant as it carries an extended risk for ischaemic stroke. Surgical closure of the left atrial appendage is routinely performed during open heart surgery in patients with atrial fibrillation with the aim of thromboembolic protection. In this report we present a successful percutaneous closure of a left atrial appendage, which showed clinically relevant suture dehiscence several years after surgical closure.
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Pulmonary Diseases and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany. Laura.Kleinebrecht@med.uni-duesseldorf.de.
authors.forename: L
authors.identifier: http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1184-5626
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Kleinebrecht
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Pulmonary Diseases and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Veulemans
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Pulmonary Diseases and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Polzin
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Pulmonary Diseases and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kelm
authors.affiliation: Division of Cardiology, Pulmonary Diseases and Vascular Medicine, University Hospital Düsseldorf, Düsseldorf, Germany.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Zeus
keywords: Left atrial appendage closure; Percutaneous device; Suture dehiscence