Totally thoracoscopic concomitant left atrial appendage closure and left ventricular epicardial lead implantation

Fabrizio Guarracini; Stefano Branzoli; Massimiliano Marini; Stefano Guarracini; Michele Di Mauro; Antonio M. Calafiore; Mark La Meir

doi:10.1111/jocs.15928

Totally thoracoscopic concomitant left atrial appendage closure and left ventricular epicardial lead implantation

Fabrizio Guarracini, Stefano Branzoli, Massimiliano Marini, Stefano Guarracini, Michele Di Mauro^*, Antonio M. Calafiore, Mark La Meir

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Abstract

Atrial fibrillation in patients with heart failure due to ventricular dyssynchrony needs decision-making on the rate and rhythm control strategies together with cardiac resynchronization therapy and antithrombotic prophylaxis. Transvenous biventricular pacing and percutaneous appendage closure in patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation with high bleeding risk are valid therapeutic options but anatomical exclusion criteria could be present. Here, we report two patients who underwent successful totally thoracoscopic concomitant left appendage occlusion and epicardial left ventricular lead implantation.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	4403-4406
Number of pages	4
Journal	Journal of Cardiac Surgery
Volume	36
Issue number	11
Early online date	21 Aug 2021
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1111/jocs.15928
Publication status	Published - Nov 2021

Keywords

appendage occlusion
cardiac resynchronization therapy
thoracoscopic surgery

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