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 ...

CARLSBAD, Calif., June 27, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Acutus Medical, Inc. (“Acutus”) (Nasdaq: AFIB), an arrhythmia management company focused on improving the way cardiac arrhythmias are diagnosed and ...

Boston Scientific's Watchman antistroke device won overwhelming backing from an FDA panel of experts.--Courtesy of Boston Scientific After an up-and-down development ...

Cooperstown, N.Y.-based Bassett Medical Center’s interventional cardiology team has completed its 100th Watchman heart procedure. The program originally launched in 2020. The Watchman prevents blood ...

Unlike most medical technology, the only FDA-approved transcatheter implant to ward off stroke competes not with other devices but with blood-thinning drugs. As a ...

Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure with the new-generation Watchman FLX device (Boston Scientific) provides a high rate of effective closure with few early adverse events, according to results of ...

DENVER--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Rose Medical Center is among the first hospitals in Colorado to offer patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (Afib) an alternative to long-term warfarin medication ...

Boston ScientificBSX stock jumped Wednesday, retaking both its 50- and 200-day lines, after its Watchman and electrophysiology franchises helped drive a third-quarter beat. Watchman is an implantable ...

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 ...

The network also includes comprehensive cardiovascular care, two occupational health centers, the largest nursing home in the Carolinas and more than 50 physician practices. At its heart is the ...