Direct oral anticoagulants were associated with lower risks of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and bleeding compared with warfarin. The study included patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and ...

Helping to fill an evidence gap, a retrospective review of a large database of US commercial health claims indicates that in patients with valvular atrial fibrillation (AF), direct oral anticoagulants ...

No benefit in terms of prevention of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack and cardiovascular mortality after 1 year was observed when surgical left atrial appendage occlusion was performed in ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass., May 22, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) has initiated the OPTION trial to compare safety and effectiveness of the next-generation WATCHMAN FLX™ left ...

Abbott announced positive early results from the VERITAS study that show clinically meaningful closure rates of the investigational Amulet 360 Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluder, a next-generation ...

Patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) at the time of mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) for severe mitral regurgitation are more than twice as likely to die or be ...

Baptist Heart & Vascular Institute cardiologists, advanced practice providers and BHVI leadership recently gathered to celebrate the performance of its 1,000th Watchman procedure. The procedure is a ...

If you don’t know someone who has experienced Atrial Fibrillation, commonly referred to as AFib, odds are you will at some point. Estimates show up to 12 million people may be affected by AFib by the ...