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 ...

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 ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation, or AFib, are at increased risk for stroke.Many of them go on blood thinners, which can cause problems. But there is a relatively new device that is being used ...

The Cottage Heart & Vascular Center’s structural heart team at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH) recently performed their 1,000th WATCHMAN device procedure, a minimally invasive solution for ...

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MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute now offers patients with irregular heart rhythm a minimally invasive option to reduce the risk of stroke, as well as enable stopping long-term use of blood thinning ...

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