Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion as an Alternative to Anticoagulants in Ibrutinib-Induced Hemorrhagic Pericardial Effusion. JACC Case Rep 2022 Jun 15;4(12):751-754
Date
06/24/2022Pubmed ID
35734528Pubmed Central ID
PMC9207956DOI
10.1016/j.jaccas.2022.01.027Scopus ID
2-s2.0-85132437869 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 1 CitationAbstract
Bleeding tendency increases with concomitant use of ibrutinib and anticoagulants. Our patient presented with shortness of breath and was found to have a nonmalignant hemorrhagic pericardial effusion. Ibrutinib was resumed, and percutaneous left atrial appendage occlusion was performed as a substitute for the chemical anticoagulation to decrease the drug-drug interaction. (Level of Difficulty: Intermediate.).