It was reported a valve leak occurred and the patient had a blood transfusion.A left atrial appendage (laa) closure procedure was being performed.The patient was noted to have very low hemoglobin prior to the start of the procedure.A watchman® access system (was) was used.The physician indicated the valve did not close initially, but after it was loosened and rethreaded it worked.The hemostasis valve on the (was) was noted to be leaking blood.The leakage was not excessive or out of the ordinary.However, the physician opted to change to another was to complete the procedure.Sometime post procedure the patient required a blood transfusion of 2 units of red blood cells.There were no further patient complications reported and the patient was reported as stable.
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