A device smaller than a quarter is giving heart patients a new lease on life. The Watchman device is implanted in the heart to prevent blood clots from forming without the need of blood thinners. This ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The redesigned Watchman FLX device (Boston Scientific) provides safer left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) in patients with atrial fibrillation compared with the first-generation ...

Two newly published studies shed light on how real-world patients with atrial fibrillation fared after undergoing left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) with the first-generation Watchman device ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - Portneuf Medical Center’s heart and vascular team took a moment this week to recognize cardiologist and electrophysiologist, Lynn Otto, MD, for being on the team that just ...

SHREVEPORT, La. (KTAL/KMSS) — CHRISTUS Shreveport-Bossier Health System have announced their 500th successful implant of a breakthrough cardiac procedure that can reduce the risk of a stroke.

Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Medical Center’s interventional cardiology team has completed its 100th Watchman heart procedure. The program originally launched in 2020. The Watchman prevents blood ...

After the FDA said last year it would keep a closer eye on the potential complications of a type of permanent heart plug designed to cut the risk of stroke, Boston Scientific has put forward ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. BOSTON — At 3 years, the Amplatzer Amulet device ...

More special care is needed when using the Watchman access systems used to deliver transcatheter left atrial appendage (LAA) closure devices due to a risk for air embolisms, according to an FDA alert.

Rock Island, Ill.-based Trinity Heart Center recently implanted its 100th Watchman device, ourquadcities.com reported Feb. 17. In 2020, the center became the first and only healthcare provider in the ...

We were unable to process your request. Please try again later. If you continue to have this issue please contact [email protected]. Rates of patency and device-related thrombus were ...