NATICK, Mass., European regulators have approved an expanded indication for the Boston Scientific Corporation WATCHMAN ® Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure Device. The new indication offers patients ...

Your heart may flip flop, miss a beat, and you may get lightheaded and weak. If that's the case, you may be suffering from a common but sometimes deadly problem called atrial fibrillation. Right now ...

MARLBOROUGH, Boston Scientific today announced that the first implants of the WATCHMAN FLX ™ Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device – the latest generation of the WATCHMAN Device – occurred in ...

MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute now offers patients with irregular heart rhythm a minimally invasive option to reduce the risk of stroke, as well as enable stopping long-term use of blood thinning ...

Shaped like a small jellyfish or pumpkin no bigger than the size of a ping pong ball, the WATCHMAN device helps prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by sealing off part of the ...

NORTH PHILADELPHIA (WPVI) -- Atrial fibrillation is the most common type of irregular heartbeat. And blood thinners are the most common way to deal with the stroke risk of Afib. But a little device ...

Columbus Regional Health Heart & Vascular announced that its cardiovascular services team recently completed its 100th Watchman™ procedure, which treats patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib).

The WATCHMAN(TM) Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device from Boston Scientific is an implant used to block the left atrial appendage of the heart, a common area for blood clot formations in patients ...

Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is an irregular quivering, and sometimes rapid, heartbeat or rhythm. It occurs when there is a chaotic distribution of electricity and the two atria, top chambers of the ...

Sophia Antipolis, France – 30 Aug 2021: The Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder has shown superior left atrial appendage (LAA) closure and noninferior safety and effectiveness for stroke ...