Closure of Residual Left Atrial Appendage Communications After a
Prior Exclusion Attempt
William J Hucker, MD, PhD*, Aneesh Bapat, MD*, Alan Hanley, MD*, Samuel
Bernard, MD*, Philippe B Bertrand, MD*, Timothy W Churchill, MD*, Sheila
Klassen, MD*, Christos Mihos, DO, Grace Ha*, E. Kevin Heist, MD, PhD*,
Rahul Sakhuja, MD*, Jennifer Galvin, PA*, Jacob Dal-Bianco, MD*, Danita
Sanborn, MD*, Jacqueline S Danik, MD*, Michael G Fitzsimons, MD, Kathryn
Slattery, CRNA, Jeremy N Ruskin, MD*, Brian Ghoshhajra MD, Mark P
Ottensmeyer PhD†, Judy W Hung, MD* and Moussa Mansour,
MD*.
* Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston,
MA
† Medical Device & Simulation Laboratory, Dept. of
Radiology, MGH
Running Title: Left atrial appendage occlusion after incomplete prior
occlusion attempt