Impact of Periprocedural Colchicine on Postprocedural Management in Patients Undergoing a Left Atrial Appendage Ligation Using LARIAT

Gunda, Sampath; Reddy, Madhu; Nath, Jayant; Nagaraj, Hosakote; Atoui, Moustapha; Rasekh, Abdi; R. Ellis, Christopher; Badhwar, Nitish; J. Lee, Randall; Di Biase, Luigi; Mansour, Moussa; N. Ruskin, Jeremy; Natale, Andrea; Earnest, Matthew; Lakkireddy, Dhanunjaya

doi:10.1111/jce.12869

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Impact of Periprocedural Colchicine on Postprocedural Management in Patients Undergoing a Left Atrial Appendage Ligation Using LARIAT

Published in Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology • Oct 30, 2015

Authors:

Sampath Gunda

Madhu Reddy

Jayant Nath

Abstract

INTRODUCTION: Left atrial appendage (LAA) can be effectively and safely excluded using a novel percutaneous LARIAT ligation system. However, due to pericardial catheter manipulation and LAA ligation and subsequent necrosis, postprocedural course is complicated by pericarditis. We intended to evaluat...

Subject

Medicine

Colchicine

Pericardial effusion

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