Medtronic (NYSE:MDT) reported new positive post-market clinical evidence for its Penditure left atrial appendage (LAA) ...

WASHINGTON (March 19, 2017) -- For patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib), a common heart rhythm disorder, closing the area of the heart known as the left atrial appendage as an add-on procedure ...

Left atrial appendage occlusion might be a treatment option for patients on dialysis with atrial fibrillation. Left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) placement is associated with a reduced risk for ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased risk for bleeding and stroke in patients undergoing TAVR. Left ...

Patients who had leakage to the left atrial appendage due to incomplete device sealing after left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) experienced more clotting and bleeding events within a year ...

On the first day of the 2016 CardioStim sessions, I am happy to report a "positive" study on percutaneous left atrial appendage closure [1]. Notice I did not write Watchman. In Europe, the majority of ...

The current bias of medicine is strong. When we are in doubt, when evidence is sparse, doctors do more, not less. Internists prescribe, cardiologists implant, surgeons cut. We know what we know. So it ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and remains a significant contributor to morbidity and mortality worldwide. A central focus of current research is the left ...

SWISS-APERO is the first randomized clinical trial comparing Amulet with the new generation Watchman FLX device in terms of residual left atrial appendage (LAA) patency after percutaneous LAA closure ...

Catheter Precision, Inc., a US medical device company specializing in cardiac electrophysiology, will attend the 13th International Symposium on Left Atrial Appendage (ISLAA) in Austin, Texas on ...