An AFib medical device tested by Novant Health is now helping patients with the disease get off medication. Eva Ingram Robinson says her whole life changed once coming off a blood thinner for her ...

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 ...

The WATCHMAN device is an LAA-occlusion device. It blocks the LAA (a small area within the left atrium) and prevents clots that form there from breaking off to the brain and causing a stroke.

Shaped like a small jellyfish or pumpkin no bigger than the size of a ping pong ball, the WATCHMAN device helps prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by sealing off part of the ...

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 ...

The main concern with AFib is the elevated risk of stroke, which is where the Watchman device comes in. Since its FDA approval in March 2015, the Watchman has been implanted into nearly 50,000 ...

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.

The Watchman device is a tiny fabric dome wrapped around a nickel-platinum frame, delivered via catheter into the heart and delicately placed into the opening of the left atrial appendage, sealing it.

AFib is the number one cause of stroke in the U.S. But the Watchman is delivering freedom from dangers blood thinners with the same protection from stroke. It’s a minimally invasive surgery that ...

There are also disparities involving the Watchman device. This heart implant is an alternative to blood thinners and helps prevent AFib-related stroke. In a sample of 34,960 people with AFib who ...

The main concern with AFib is the elevated risk of stroke, which is where the Watchman device comes in. Since its FDA approval in March 2015, the Watchman has been implanted into nearly 50,000 ...