Beyond the periprocedural period, use of the Watchman device for left atrial appendage (LAA) closure reduces the risk of major bleeding compared with chronic warfarin therapy, according to an analysis ...

A head-to-head, randomized study of the two leading heart implants worldwide for reducing the risk of stroke among people with an irregular pulse found there was little difference between their safety ...

(UPDATED) In patients undergoing left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion, the Amplatzer Amulet device (Abbott) provides better closure as well as noninferior safety and effectiveness compared with the ...

Results of the Embolic Protection in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (PROTECT-AF) showed that in AF patients who were candidates for warfarin therapy, device closure of the LAA using the Watchman ...

The Amplatzer Amulet (Abbott) and first-generation Watchman 2.5 (Boston Scientific) devices provide relatively comparable results out to 3 years after left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO), longer ...

ABBOTT PARK, Ill., Aug. 30, 2021 /PRNewswire/ -- Abbott (NYSE: ABT) today announced late-breaking data from the Amulet™ LAA Occluder IDE trial, a multi-center, head-to-head study comparing the company ...

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Abbott Laboratories ABT recently presented late-breaking data from the Amulet LAA Occluder IDE trial comparing the company's Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluder with Boston ...

Boston Scientific and Abbott this week both put forward separate studies supporting their respective implants for sealing off the heart’s left atrial appendage—the pocket within the cardiac muscle ...

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Sophia Antipolis, France – 30 Aug 2021: The Amplatzer Amulet Left Atrial Appendage Occluder has shown superior left atrial appendage (LAA) closure and noninferior safety and effectiveness for stroke ...

FALL RIVER — In late October, Dr. Adam Saltzman and Dr. Nitesh Sood successfully performed the first implants of the next-generation WATCHMAN FLX device on patients with atrial fibrillation in ...