BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib is the leading cause of stroke. The American Heart Association says five million Americans currently have AFib, with an additional 12 million ...
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 ...
Medicare covers Watchman surgery if it is deemed medically necessary to reduce stroke risk in people with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Medicare parts A and B and Medicare Advantage may cover ...
DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib). I’ve been in normal sinus rhythm since having two catheter ablations in 2018. I take Eliquis ...
(WJAR) — Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute performed its 500th procedure to help prevent stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. "Atrial fibrillation is so common," said Dr. Paul Gordon, an ...
Medicare covers the Watchman procedure for eligible beneficiaries with nonvalvular AFib. To qualify for Medicare coverage, people must meet specific criteria, including having nonvalvular AFib, being ...
SAN FRANCISCO -- Two mainstream devices for percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) closure continued to lead to similar clinical outcomes in the SWISS-APERO trial. Among patients randomized to the ...
Boston Scientific is recommending updates to the instructions for use (IFU) for certain access systems for its Watchman FLX left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) device to help mitigate the risk of ...
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