Fairfield Medical Center completes its 100th WATCHMAN procedure, helping local patients reduce stroke risk without traveling ...

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 ...

1. VA St. Louis Healthcare System’s cardiology team performed the hospital’s first implants of the new Watchman Flx Pro left atrial appendage closure device, led by Army veteran Michael Schaeffer, MD, ...

The Heart Institute of East Texas proudly introduces the latest advancement in cardiac care with the implementation of the Watchman Flx Pro Left Atrial Appendage Occluder implantation technology. This ...

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 ...

VA St Louis Healthcare System’s cardiology team has performed the hospital’s first implants of the new Watchman FLX Pro left atrial appendage closure device. The cardiology team was led by Army ...

More than 8 million people in the U.S. take blood-thinning drugs to prevent life-threatening blood clots, but with that medication comes the potential for serious side effects such as severe bleeding, ...

On Friday, Christus Heart Hospital celebrated their 1,000 Watchman procedure, which is used to treat atrial fibrillation, with cake. Christus Louis and Peaches Owen Heart Hospital staff gathered to ...

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 three years. The ...

Watchman is used to reduce the risk of stroke in people ... to create a new inpatient payment code for left atrial appendage closure and cardiac ablation when both procedures are performed by the same ...