Figure 1
Transesophageal echocardiography post-WATCHMAN device implantation. Echocardiogram showing WATCHMAN device (red dotted line) in place after implantation.
Figure 2
Transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) at 2-week follow-up post-WATCHMAN device implantation. (A) Echocardiogram showing the WATCHMAN device (red dotted line) encroaching onto the mitral apparatus (red arrow pointing to posterior mitral leaflet). Blue arrow points to semilunar valves of the aorta, and yellow lines outline the walls of the left ventricle. (B) TEE 3-dimensional reconstruction of the WATCHMAN device inside the left atrium.
Video 1
Transesophageal echocardiography of WATCHMAN device appearing anchored by only one superior anchor while encroaching into the left atrium and mitral apparatus; see also at https://youtu.be/o-UXOjeJrzg.
Figure 3
Intraoperative photograph of left atrium. WATCHMAN device visualized intraoperatively inside the open left atrium.
Figure 4
WATCHMAN device after extraction, bottom view (left) and top view (right).