The notion of obliterating the LAA grew out of the knowledge that most of the systemic emboli leading to stroke in patients with AF originate from the LAA. LAA exclusion was first attempted surgically ...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced late-breaking data from the Amulet™ LAA Occluder IDE trial, a multi-center, head-to-head study comparing the company ...

Initial results from more than 800 atrial fibrillation patients presented at Transcatheter Cardiovascular Therapeutics 2016 indicate the AMPLATZER™ Amulet™ LAA Occluder is a safe alternative to ...

WASHINGTON, DC — The US Food and Drug Administration has alerted providers and patients that the catheter-delivered Amplatzer atrial septal occluder (ASO) from St Jude Medical poses a small risk of ...

Figure 1 - With fluoroscopic and echocardiographic guidance, the cardiologist inserts the device through the hole in the septum. The device is then partially deployed. As it is deployed from the ...

St. Jude Medical ($STJ) got sideswiped with an FDA safety alert over one of the company's heart plugs based on reports that it could potentially wear away tissue and ...

At 2-year follow-up, a septal occluder device was deemed safe and effective for transcatheter closure of atrial septal defects, according to new data published in Circulation: Cardiovascular ...

A novel study by Canadian physicians reported that the BioSTAR biodegradable implant achieved comparable closure rates to the Amplatzer Septal Occluder in children with atrial septal defect. A novel ...

Abbott Laboratories received FDA approval for its Amplatzer Amulet left atrial appendage occluder to treat people with atrial fibrillation who are at risk of ischemic stroke about a month earlier than ...

Abbott Laboratories ABT recently presented late-breaking data from the Amulet LAA Occluder IDE trial comparing the company's Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluder with Boston ...

- New data presented at ESC Congress 2021 and simultaneously published in Circulation show Amulet Occluder was superior in left atrial appendage (LAA) closure and noninferior on safety and ...