Embolization of percutaneous left atrial appendage closure devices: Timing, management and clinical outcomes
Sophie Eppinger
,
Kerstin Piayda
,
Roberto Galea
,
Marcus Sandri
(1)
,
Moniek Maarse
,
Ahmet Güner
,
Can Karabay
,
Ashish Pershad
,
Wern Ding
,
Adel Aminian
(2)
,
Ibrahim Akin
(3)
,
Karapet Davtyan
,
Ivan Chugunov
,
Eloi Marijon
(4)
,
Liesbeth Rosseel
,
Thomas Robert Schmidt
,
Nicolas Amabile
(5)
,
Kasper Korsholm
,
Juha Lund
,
Enio Guerios
,
Ignacio Amat-Santos
,
Giacomo Boccuzzi
,
Christopher Ellis
,
Avi Sabbag
,
Henning Ebelt
,
Brian Clapp
,
Hana Vaknin Assa
,
Amos Levi
,
Jakob Ledwoch
,
Sonja Lehmann
,
Oh-Hyun Lee
,
George Mark
,
Wendy Schell
,
Domenico Della Rocca
,
Andrea Natale
,
Ole de Backer
,
Joelle Kefer
,
Pablo Esteban
,
Mark Abelson
,
Pradhum Ram
,
Pamela Moceri
,
Jose Galache Osuna
,
Xavier Millán Alvarez
,
Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez
,
Tom de Potter
,
Moubarak Ghassan
,
Andrey Osadchiy
,
Weita Chen
,
Sandeep Goyal
,
Francesco Giannini
,
Máximo Rivero-Ayerza
,
Shazia Afzal
,
Christian Jung
,
Carsten Skurk
,
Martin Langel
,
Mark Spence
,
Evgeny Merkulov
,
Mathieu Lempereur
,
Seung Shin
,
Jules Mesnier
,
Heather Mckinney
,
Brian Schuler
,
Sebastien Armero
,
Livia Gheorghe
,
Marco B.M. Ancona
,
Lino Santos
,
Jacques Mansourati
(6, 7)
,
Luis Nombela-Franco
,
Francesco Nappi
,
Michael Kühne
,
Achille Gaspardone
,
Jesper van der Pals
,
Matteo Montorfano
,
Juan Fernández-Armenta
,
James Harvey
,
Josep Rodés-Cabau
,
Norbert Klein
,
Sajjad Sabir
,
Jung-Sun Kim
,
Stephane Cook
,
Ran Kornowski
,
Antti Saraste
,
Jens Nielsen-Kudsk
,
Dhiraj Gupta
,
Lucas Boersma
,
Lorenz Räber
,
Kolja Sievert
,
Horst Sievert
,
Stefan Bertog
1
University Hospital Leipzig = Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
2 Service of Cardiology - CHU Charleroi
3 University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty
4 HEGP - Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou [APHP]
5 IMM - Institut Mutualiste de Montsouris
6 CHU - BREST - Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche - CHRU Brest
7 ORPHY (EA 4324) - Optimisation des régulations physiologiques
2 Service of Cardiology - CHU Charleroi
3 University of Heidelberg, Medical Faculty
4 HEGP - Hôpital Européen Georges Pompidou [APHP]
5 IMM - Institut Mutualiste de Montsouris
6 CHU - BREST - Hôpital de la Cavale Blanche - CHRU Brest
7 ORPHY (EA 4324) - Optimisation des régulations physiologiques
Sophie Eppinger
- Function : Author
Kerstin Piayda
- Function : Author
Roberto Galea
- Function : Author
Moniek Maarse
- Function : Author
Ahmet Güner
- Function : Author
Can Karabay
- Function : Author
Ashish Pershad
- Function : Author
Wern Ding
- Function : Author
Karapet Davtyan
- Function : Author
Ivan Chugunov
- Function : Author
Liesbeth Rosseel
- Function : Author
Thomas Robert Schmidt
- Function : Author
Kasper Korsholm
- Function : Author
Juha Lund
- Function : Author
Enio Guerios
- Function : Author
Ignacio Amat-Santos
- Function : Author
Giacomo Boccuzzi
- Function : Author
Christopher Ellis
- Function : Author
Avi Sabbag
- Function : Author
Henning Ebelt
- Function : Author
Brian Clapp
- Function : Author
Hana Vaknin Assa
- Function : Author
Amos Levi
- Function : Author
Jakob Ledwoch
- Function : Author
Sonja Lehmann
- Function : Author
Oh-Hyun Lee
- Function : Author
George Mark
- Function : Author
Wendy Schell
- Function : Author
Domenico Della Rocca
- Function : Author
Andrea Natale
- Function : Author
Ole de Backer
- Function : Author
Joelle Kefer
- Function : Author
Pablo Esteban
- Function : Author
Mark Abelson
- Function : Author
Pradhum Ram
- Function : Author
Pamela Moceri
- Function : Author
Jose Galache Osuna
- Function : Author
Xavier Millán Alvarez
- Function : Author
Ignacio Cruz-Gonzalez
- Function : Author
Tom de Potter
- Function : Author
Moubarak Ghassan
- Function : Author
Andrey Osadchiy
- Function : Author
Weita Chen
- Function : Author
Sandeep Goyal
- Function : Author
Francesco Giannini
- Function : Author
Máximo Rivero-Ayerza
- Function : Author
Shazia Afzal
- Function : Author
Christian Jung
- Function : Author
Carsten Skurk
- Function : Author
Martin Langel
- Function : Author
Mark Spence
- Function : Author
Evgeny Merkulov
- Function : Author
Mathieu Lempereur
- Function : Author
Seung Shin
- Function : Author
Jules Mesnier
- Function : Author
Heather Mckinney
- Function : Author
Brian Schuler
- Function : Author
Sebastien Armero
- Function : Author
Livia Gheorghe
- Function : Author
Marco B.M. Ancona
- Function : Author
Lino Santos
- Function : Author
Luis Nombela-Franco
- Function : Author
Francesco Nappi
- Function : Author
Michael Kühne
- Function : Author
Achille Gaspardone
- Function : Author
Jesper van der Pals
- Function : Author
Matteo Montorfano
- Function : Author
Juan Fernández-Armenta
- Function : Author
James Harvey
- Function : Author
Josep Rodés-Cabau
- Function : Author
Norbert Klein
- Function : Author
Sajjad Sabir
- Function : Author
Jung-Sun Kim
- Function : Author
Stephane Cook
- Function : Author
Ran Kornowski
- Function : Author
Antti Saraste
- Function : Author
Jens Nielsen-Kudsk
- Function : Author
Dhiraj Gupta
- Function : Author
Lucas Boersma
- Function : Author
Lorenz Räber
- Function : Author
Kolja Sievert
- Function : Author
Horst Sievert
- Function : Author
Stefan Bertog
- Function : Author
Abstract
Background: Left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder embolization is an infrequent but serious complication. Objectives: We aim to describe timing, management and clinical outcomes of device embolization in a multi-center registry. Methods: Patient characteristics, imaging findings and procedure and follow-up data were collected retrospectively. Device embolizations were categorized according to 1) timing 2) management and 3) clinical outcomes. Results: Sixty-seven centers contributed data. Device embolization occurred in 108 patients. In 70.4 % of cases, it happened within the first 24 h of the procedure. The device was purposefully left in the LA and the aorta in two (1.9 %) patients, an initial percutaneous retrieval was attempted in 81 (75.0 %) and surgery without prior percutaneous retrieval attempt was performed in 23 (21.3 %) patients. Two patients died before a retrieval attempt could be made. In 28/81 (34.6 %) patients with an initial percutaneous retrieval attempt a second, additional attempt was performed, which was associated with a high mortality (death in patients with one attempt: 2.9 % vs. second attempt: 21.4 %, p < 0.001). The primary outcome (bailout surgery, cardiogenic shock, stroke, TIA, and/or death) occurred in 47 (43.5 %) patients. Other major complications related to device embolization occurred in 21 (19.4 %) patients. Conclusions: The majority of device embolizations after LAA closure occurs early. A percutaneous approach is often the preferred method for a first rescue attempt. Major adverse event rates, including death, are high particularly if the first retrieval attempt was unsuccessful. Condensed abstract: This dedicated multicenter registry examined timing, management, and clinical outcome of device embolization. Early embolization (70.4 %) was most frequent. As a first rescue attempt, percutaneous retrieval was preferred in 75.0 %, followed by surgical removal (21.3 %). In patients with a second retrieval attempt a higher mortality (death first attempt: 2.9 % vs. death second attempt: 24.1 %, p < 0.001) was observed. Mortality (10.2 %) and the major complication rate after device embolization were high.