Medicare typically covers Watchman surgery under Part A (hospital insurance) if deemed medically necessary for reducing stroke risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Coverage often ...

Patients in the Tri-Cities who have a specific type of irregular heartbeat now have a new treatment option closer to home, ...

February is Heart Health Awareness Month, and a new heart procedure is now available in the Tri-Cities, making it more accessible for local residents.

Apr. 9—Medical Center Hospital is proud to announce that Dr. Manohar Angirekula, Dr. Adam Farber and Dr. Fernando Boccalandro successfully implanted the first WATCHMAN FLX Pro Device on April 1. MCH ...

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 ...

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

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of ...

Any leakage around a percutaneous left atrial appendage (LAA) implant, no matter how small, predicted strokes and other thrombotic events after the procedure, according to a retrospective study. In ...

I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib). I’ve been in normal sinus rhythm ...

Medicare covers Watchman surgery if it is deemed medically necessary to reduce stroke risk in people with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation. Medicare parts A and B and Medicare Advantage may cover ...

The WATCHMAN FLX Pro team (pictured here) has successfully completed 159 WATCHMAN procedures, and will now only use the updated WATCHMAN FLX Pro Device moving forward. (Courtesy Photo) Medical Center ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib). I've been in normal sinus rhythm since having two catheter ablations in 2018. I take Eliquis ...