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

How is the percentage known? If about 10% of blood clots originate outside the LAA, does this not suggest that a WATCHMAN should be less protective than anticoagulation, in spite of the study results?

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center reached a significant milestone this week by successfully performing their 300th procedure ...

blood clots can form in a part of the heart called the left atrial appendage (LAA). The Watchman device closes off the LAA and prevents blood clots from leaving the heart. While blood thinners are ...

Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center recently performed its milestone 300th procedure using the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage ...

How is the percentage known? If about 10% of blood clots originate outside the LAA, does this not suggest that a Watchman should be less protective than anticoagulation, in spite of the study results?

The LAA is a small pouch where blood clots often ... preventing clots from entering the bloodstream and causing strokes. The WATCHMAN does not require open heart surgery and does not need to ...

How is the percentage known? If about 10% of blood clots originate outside the LAA, does this not suggest that a WATCHMAN should be less protective than anticoagulation, in spite of the study results?

How is the percentage known? If about 10% of blood clots originate outside the LAA, does this not suggest that a WATCHMAN should be less protective than anticoagulation, in spite of the study results?