JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Nearly six million Americans suffer from Atrial fibrillation. It's the most common type of irregular heartbeat. A common treatment is blood thinners but those don't work for ...

Debate 2: Should Long-term (2 Years to Life) Dual Antiplatelet Therapy Be Used in Most Patients After MI? Yes, and the Data Are Strong for Clopidogrel and Prasugrel (DAPT Trial)! Receive the the ...

A Watchman is a device that can help prevent blood clots from leaving the heart. However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The ...

CHI Memorial and The Chattanooga Heart Institute announce they will offer a new procedure to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib). The WATCHMAN device is an alternative to the lifelong use of ...

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 ...

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 ...

Use of half-dose direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) showed promise as a long-term prophylactic strategy after successful percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, according to an ...

Back in March, we reported about a new state-of-the-art medical procedure being done for the first time at Christus Spohn Shoreline Hospital. The three patients who underwent that surgical procedure ...

Medical Center Hospital, along with the MCH Center for Heart Disease are hosting a special celebration for its successful completion of TAVR and WATCHMAN procedures over the past four years. The ...

Physicians with limited experience closing the left atrial appendage (LAA) with the Watchman device (Boston Scientific) in patients with atrial fibrillation do not appear to have worse clinical ...

Boston Scientific also foresees future growth in its Watchman business from a planned label expansion and concomitant ...