Percutaneous left atrial appendage closure in a patient with atrial fibrillation and osler-weber-rendu disease
We present a case report of a 79-year-old woman with permanent atrial fibrillation and Osler-Weber-Rendu disease who underwent percutaneous closure of left atrial appendage. The patient had a history of small bowel resection due to mesenteric embolism and recurrent episodes of gastrointestinal bleeding, epistaxis and hemarthrosis. Bleeding episodes were exacerbated by anticoagulation therapy causing severe anemia that required repeated red blood cells transfusions. Left atrial appendage occlusion with Watchman 30 mm LAA Device was successfully performed. In long-term observation no thromboembolic event, epistaxis or severe bleeding have occurred.