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 ...

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

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 ...

The Cottage Heart & Vascular Center’s structural heart team at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH) recently performed their 1,000th WATCHMAN device procedure, a minimally invasive solution for ...

Marian Regional Medical Center has successfully completed its 500th Watchman procedure, a milestone in providing advanced treatment options for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). The Watchman ...

SAN FRANCISCO, CA—The redesigned Watchman FLX device (Boston Scientific) provides safer left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) in patients with atrial fibrillation compared with the first-generation ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — The coronavirus pandemic put most elective procedures on hold. Now, the Avera Heart Hospital is slowly getting back to normal– performing three elective watchman procedures ...

Michelle Judy, the structural heart coordinator, holds up the box for the WATCHMAN FLX Pro Device as interventional cardiologist Dr. Fernando Boccalandro explains what it does at Medical Center ...

A left atrial appendage closure is a procedure your doctor may recommend if: you have atrial fibrillation (also known as AF or AFib) or you are not a good candidate for taking blood thinner medication ...

ST. CLOUD — CentraCare became the first in the world to use a 4D hologram to visualize a patient's organs during a structural heart procedure last month. By Thursday morning, Dr. Jacob Dutcher was ...

The WATCHMAN FLX Pro team (pictured here) has successfully completed 159 WATCHMAN procedures, and will now only use the updated WATCHMAN FLX Pro Device moving forward. (Courtesy Photo) Medical Center ...