Interv Akut Kardiol 2011; 10(5-6): 219-222

Percutaneous exclusion of the left atrial appendage in preventing systemic embolization

Josef Šťásek¹, Josef Bis¹, Zdeněk Vavera¹, Jan Vojáček¹, Jaroslav Dušek¹, Petr Pařízek¹, Miroslav Brtko², Pavel Polanský², Dušan Černohorský³

¹ I. interní kardioangiologická klinika, 2Kardiochirurgická klinika, 3Klinika gerontologická a metabolická

Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Lékařská fakulta Hradec Králové a Kardiocentrum Fakultní nemocnice Hradec Králové

Left atrial appendage is the most frequent place of a formation of blood clots in heart cavities. Thrombus formation increases the risk

of a systemic embolism. The standard preventive treatment is an oral anticoagulant therapy. Another possibility of a treatment is an

elimination of a left atrial appendage. We present current overview of a risk and possibilities of surgical and percutaneous elimination

of a left atrial appendage. We present the first experience with percutaneous elimination of a left atrial appendage by AMPLATZER

Cardiac Plug system.

Keywords: left atrial appendage, systemic embolism, atrial fibrillation

Published: November 1, 2011  Show citation