A trio of cardiology groups is urging regulators not to proceed with a proposed 27% cut to Medicare reimbursement for a controversial procedure to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation ...

Use of left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) for stroke prevention in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) has increased rapidly in the United States since the technology was first approved in 2015 ...

NEW ORLEANS – Standard medical care seemed to be a better bet than a catheter-based procedure in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib), according to the CLOSURE-AF study. The trial had a ...

GENT, Belgium--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FEops today announced that it received authorization from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for FEops HEARTguide™ pre-operative planning of left atrial ...

Findings from a trial led by Cleveland Clinic show that patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) at the same time as a left atrial appendage ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have released a new expert consensus statement on left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) for ...

Tuesday, October 24, 2023, Cleveland: Findings from a trial led by Cleveland Clinic show that patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing a transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) at the same ...

A medical milestone has been achieved in Deep East Texas as the first Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion (LAAO) procedure utilizing the Boston Scientific Watchman FLX Pro device was successfully ...