ZANESVILLE – Genesis HealthCare System’s Heart and Vascular team recently performed the 300th WATCHMAN Implant procedure. The WATCHMAN Implant is completed through a minimally invasive procedure and ...

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 ...

The cardiovascular care team at Washington Health System Washington Hospital celebrates the completion of the 100th Watchman procedure. The device is used to reduce the risk of stroke in certain ...

On Jan. 13, Mitchell Salloumbecame the first person to receive a Watchman heart implant in Wyoming. The procedure was performed by cardiologist Adrian Fluture at Casper’s Wyoming Medical Center. The ...

OCEAN SPRINGS, Miss. (WLOX) - Singing River Health System celebrated its 400th WATCHMAN Implant procedure at Ocean Springs Hospital on Tuesday. The WATCHMAN Implant is a device that is inserted into ...

There are hundreds of people who will be around to celebrate 2024 thanks to a little-known device called the WATCHMAN. “I think we’re actually at 250 for the program and at least 20 more procedures ...

HOPEWELL, N.J., April 21, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Physicians and staff from Capital Health's Heart and Vascular Institute recently performed their first Watchman implant procedure at Capital Health ...

CAMBRIA COUNTY, Pa (WJAC) — Conemaugh Memorial Medical Center reached a significant milestone this week by successfully performing their 300th procedure with the "watchman" device. The "watchman left ...

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 ...

After the FDA said last year it would keep a closer eye on the potential complications of a type of permanent heart plug designed to cut the risk of stroke, Boston Scientific has put forward ...

Marian Regional Medical Center has successfully completed its 500th Watchman procedure, a milestone in providing advanced treatment options for patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). The Watchman ...