Embolization and Subsequent Percutaneous Retrieval of a Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device

Abstract

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) is an alternative to systemic anticoagulation and can prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. We describe the evaluation and management of an elderly patient who presented for routine post-LAAC transesophageal echocardiography follow-up and was incidentally found to have device embolization to the aortic arch.