The “Watchman” device is an alternative for patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation at risk for stroke, especially those with a compelling reason not to be on blood thinners.

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 ...

Looking back, Kokomo resident Mike Beatty knew he had something as a teenager, but he couldn’t put a name to it.

The Watchman FLX device demonstrated superior safety and ... implication on guidelines for post-ablation management in atrial fibrillation. Oussama Wazni, MD, section head of Cardiac ...

The Watchman procedure helps those with atrial fibrillation (AFib ... procedure is an alternative for these people. The Watchman device is a small, parachute-shaped implant about the size ...

Boston Scientific’s Watchman left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device to prevent stroke resulted ... had an ablation procedure to treat atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat ...

JANESVILLE -- Mercyhealth has successfully performed its 500th Watchman procedure.

Boston Scientific has reported positive three-year data from the OPTION global trial of the WATCHMAN FLX left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device in individuals with atrial fibrillation ...

In the U.S., atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular heartbeat in the upper chambers of the ...

Atrial fibrillation, or AFib ... An alternative is the WATCHMAN implant, a minimally invasive, one-time procedure to close ...