Table 5 Subjects (N = 7) with successful LAA closure who suffered post-operative stroke
From: Clinical management after surgical left atrial appendage exclusion
Timing of TEE (weeks post-op) | Timing of Stroke (weeks post-op) | TOAST | OAC Cessation | Timing of OAC cessation (weeks post-op) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
10 | 0 | Probable cardioembolic | Y | 14 |
2 | 0 | Stroke of undetermined etiology (cardioembolic or large artery) | Y | 22 |
5 | 4 | Probable cardioembolic | N | N/A |
60 | 60 | Probable cardioembolic | N | N/A |
108 | 82 | Possible cardioembolic | Y | 81 (due to subdural hematoma) |
142 | 75 | Undetermined (likely small vessel) | N (was not on OAC at discharge, but placed on OAC at 30 weeks) | N/A |
134 | 190 | Small artery occlusion | Y | 141 |