watchman device.Background: The Amplatzer Amulet (AA) and Watchman devices (WD) are the 2 most frequently used devices for percutaneous LAA closure globally.Objective: To evaluate the safety and clinical outcomes associated with these 2 devices in patients undergoing percutaneous LAA closure.Method: ...
at hospitals with a lower median annual procedure volume (24 vs. 41 procedures, p <.0001), with Watchman 2.5 versus Watchman FLX devices (0.08% vs. 0.04%, p =.0048), with larger LAA ostia (median 23 vs. 21 mm, p =.004), and with a smaller difference between device and LAA ostia...
Introduction: The first-generation Watchman 2.5 (W 2.5)(TM) presented several limitations, such as challenges in implantation within complex left atrial appendage (LAA) anatomies, higher incidence of peri-device leak, device recapture, and device-related thrombus (DRT). The newer generation Watchman...
WATCHMAN is a percutaneous left atrial appendage closure device that is implanted in patients who are unsuitable for anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation. During WATCHMAN implantation, inducing apnea in the patient is preferable to allow stable deployment. We present three cases in which apn...
Topics discussed include device migration as per the NCDR LAAO registry, and future analysis' on possible correlation of posthospitalization migration events with device-related thrombus. Also noted is the Watchman FLX device's possible undersizing to help avoid Watchman DME situations....
Watchman deviceLAAOMortalityComplicationsAIMS. Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) with WATCHMAN device is being used for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFB) and, as an off-label use, atrial flutter (AFL) who can't comply with long-term anticoagulation. We aim t...
Two consecutive cohorts were enrolled, one treated with the Amplatzer Amulet (n = 150) up till 2019, and a second cohort treated with the Watchman FLX (n = 150) device from 2019. Cardiac CT was performed 2 months postprocedure. The primary outcome was complete LAA...
DeviceInfectionTransesophageal echocardiographyDescription of Case: A 68-year-old male with a past medical history of alcoholic cirrhosis, ischemic cardiomyopathy, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia, and sick sinus syndrome presented with exertional dyspnea and lower extremity edema consistent with ...
In our case, a large interatrial thrombus was identified incidentally which likely formed at the site of septal puncture during device insertion which highlights the importance of follow up echocardiogram at intervals.doi:10.1161/circ.148.suppl_1.15986Astha Prasai...
Events of device failure were considered, and variables that may influence such events were studied via logistic regression models.Results: We found 85190 procedures for Watchman device insertion conducted in the United States, and 510 (0.6%) cases reported an event of device failure. Procedures at...