In one of the largest studies of its kind, a trial of Boston Scientific’s small, permanent cardiac implant showed that it could potentially serve as an alternative to long-term blood thin | Boston ...

Memorial Health System is celebrating a major milestone Tuesday. Dr. Umair Malik has completed over 100 Watchman procedures, ...

Columbus Regional Health Heart & Vascular announced that its cardiovascular services team recently completed its 100th Watchman™ procedure, which treats patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib).

Vandalia Health Mon Medical Center is the first hospital in West Virginia to complete 1,000 WATCHMAN procedures, a major ...

(Ad) Peter Smith lives an active life. At 67, he loves to garden, work outside with his hands and get out on his bicycle. So, when doctors told him he couldn’t cycle anymore due to the blood thinners ...

McLaren Northern Michigan performed 75 transcatheter aortic valve replacement procedures in 2025, more than double the previous year. Cardiologist Dr. Siddharth Gandhi performed the procedures, up ...

On January 26, Emma Hegwood, DO performed the first combined catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation and Watchman® left atrial appendage occlusion procedure, known as a concomitant procedure, ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fred Hughes of Cicero says the WATCHMAN procedure changed his life, after battling decades of serious heart issues.

A new Watchman device at McLaren Port Huron offers eligible AFib patients an alternative to long‑term blood thinners to help reduce stroke risk.