Adding prophylactic left atrial appendage (LAA) closure to planned cardiac surgery was linked to lower stroke risk for patients without atrial fibrillation (Afib, or AF), based on a meta-analysis.

Global materials science company W. L. Gore & Associates has reached an agreement to acquire Conformal Medical, a medtech ...

W. L. Gore & Associates (Gore) has acquired Conformal Medical in bid to strengthen the US multinational’s endovascular ...

Concerns about the lack of balanced information provided about left atrial appendage (LAA) closure procedures on the web pages of top US hospitals have been raised by a new study. The researchers ...

GALWAY, Ireland, Oct. 15, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- AuriGen Medical, a medical device company specializing in left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) technology, today announced the successful treatment of ...

SAN FRANCISCO -- Surprisingly, a course of direct oral anticoagulation (DOAC) may be the safer choice for antithrombotic treatment after left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, according to the ANDES ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . AF recurrence after catheter ablation was not linked to adverse outcomes, but a nonsignificant trend for worse ...

For older people with irregular heart rhythms who are at high risk of stroke and bleeding, standard care (including the use of blood thinners when indicated) was found to be the better choice compared ...

Conformal Medical has raised $32 million in a series D extension financing. The funding will help the Nashua, NH-based company continue the development of its next-generation left atrial appendage ...

WASHINGTON, DC — In a large observational study of Medicare patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who had CABG or heart-valve surgery, those who had surgical left atrial appendage (LAA) closure at ...

For older people with irregular heart rhythms who are at high risk of stroke and bleeding, standard care (including the use of blood thinners when indicated) was found to be the better choice compared ...

Standard care, which included medication for those eligible, was better than a promising minimally invasive procedure for people with irregular heart rhythms who had high stroke and bleeding risk. The ...