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

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 ...

The Banner North Colorado Medical Center has completed its 250th minimally invasive procedure for stroke prevention. David Bicknell, Banner Health cardiologist and electrophysiologist, finished the ...

The U.S. FDA expanded the approval for use of Boston Scientific Corp.’s Watchman Flx and Watchman Flx Pro left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) devices to include post-ablation patients, bringing good ...

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 ...

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 ...

TEXARKANA, Texas (KSLA) - CHRISTUS St. Michael Health System is implementing a new heart procedure. Electrophysiologist Dr. Kevin Hayes says the Watchman procedure involves placing a permanent implant ...

Enloe Health has introduced a new heart procedure, the Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) surgery, or the "Watchman ...

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 ...

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 ...

TAMPA, Fla., June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The heart care experts at the Pepin Heart Institute, a part of AdventHealth Tampa, are now the first in the Tampa Bay area to complete 1,000 WATCHMAN ™ ...