BATON ROUGE, La. (WAFB) - Atrial Fibrillation, or AFib is the leading cause of stroke. The American Heart Association says five million Americans currently have AFib, with an additional 12 million ...

McLaren Port Huron has introduced the Watchman device, making it the first hospital in St. Clair County to offer this treatment for non-valvular atrial fibrillation, according to a community ...

REDDING, Calif. — It's called the Watchman. No, not the Sony Watchman from the 80s, but an implant that allows heart patients to throw away their blood thinners and reduce the chances of having a ...

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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 ...

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) - 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 ...

LAKE CHARLES, La. (KPLC) - A big milestone happened over at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital this week. Their cardiology team announced they have implanted 500 Watchman devices for patients with ...

The heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation (AFib) can affect people of any age, but is most common in older adults. It may start with a rapid heartbeat, a fluttering feeling in a person’s ...