• Internal medicine · Feb 2024

    Case Reports

    Left Atrial Appendage Closure with the Watchman FLX System in a Patient with Hypertrophic Cardiomyopathy on Dialysis for End-stage Renal Failure.

    • Takashi Funaki, Mike Saji, Mai Terada, Itaru Takamisawa, Mamoru Nanasato, Takehiko Nagao, Takanori Ikeda, and Mitsuaki Isobe.
    • Department of Cardiology, Sakakibara Heart Institute, Japan.
    • Intern. Med. 2024 Feb 1; 63 (3): 399402399-402.

    AbstractPatients with hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) often have atrial fibrillation, and empiric anticoagulation is recommended in these patients, regardless of other risk factors. However, anticoagulation is not recommended for patients who require hemodialysis (HD) because of the high bleeding risk. We herein report a case of left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) using the Watchman FLX system for a dilated phase HCM patient complicated by persistent atrial fibrillation and requiring HD. LAAC with the Watchman FLX system may be an alternative to antithrombotic medications in patients with dilated HCM complicated by atrial fibrillation and requiring HD.

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