Apr. 9—Medical Center Hospital is proud to announce that Dr. Manohar Angirekula, Dr. Adam Farber and Dr. Fernando Boccalandro successfully implanted the first WATCHMAN FLX Pro Device on April 1. MCH ...

Shares of Boston Scientific CorporationBSX rose 1.4% to close at $17.87 on Friday, subsequent to the company's receipt of the CE Mark for its next-generation WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure ...

Data also demonstrates that the stroke risk reduction device is as effective as oral anticoagulants for patients with atrial fibrillation following a cardiac ablation The trial met the primary safety ...

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 ...

CHICAGO, IL—Reports of device embolization during the limited market rollout of the next-generation Watchman FLX left atrial appendage closure device in Europe have caused manufacturer Boston ...

Encouraging long-term results from the PROTECT AF trial comparing the Watchman left atrial appendage closure device to warfarin in atrial fibrillation patients were presented yesterday at the Heart ...

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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 ...

Expanding its Interventional Cardiology (IC) suite, Boston Scientific CorporationBSX recently announced receipt of the CE Mark for the WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) device. At the ...

Boston Scientific has finally received FDA approval for its Watchman Heart Device after two failed attempts. The device, which has been in markets outside of U.S. since 2005, has struggled to gain ...

Boston Scientific Corporation BSX recently announced the first successful implantation of its WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure heart implant device in 3 patients in the U.S. Remarkably, ...

"My mother died from a stroke at a very young age," says David Struthers, 63, of Vancouver. "She was a very loving and intelligent mom, and it's sad that my kids never had the chance to know her." ...