Surgeons at two Southern California hospitals on Monday implanted a controversial heart device that struggled for years to gain the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The Watchman ...

LOS ANGELES (KABC) -- A Los Angeles cardiac specialist said a newly approved device may be life changing for many patients with irregular heart rhythms. The newly FDA-approved Watchman device is a ...

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 ...

Atrial fibrillation is a common heart condition characterized by a rapid, irregular heartbeat stemming from the heart's upper ...

BATON ROUGE, LA (WAFB) - Cardiologists at Baton Rouge General performed a first of it’s kind, heart implant surgery in Baton Rouge on Thursday. The Watchman is for a specific patient with atrial ...

Boston Scientific has obtained an FDA green light for the latest version of its Watchman heart implant, designed to help lower the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. Compared to its ...

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.

A new medical procedure that could help millions of Americans is being performed for the first time in Cincinnati.The FDA recently approved a device called the Watchman.Watch this storyDoctors said ...

TOPEKA, Kan. (WIBW) - A little device is giving some people at risk for a stroke big peace of mind. It’s called the Watchman. It’s become a more frequent option for people with a heart condition ...

SANTA MONICA (CBSLA.com) — Some cardiologists say it's a game changer: a tiny implant that could help some heart patients get off blood thinners for good. Mary Thomeson, 77, is among the first ...

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 ...

PLAINS TOWNSHIP -- Atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is an irregular, sometimes rapid heartbeat. A doctor at Geisinger Medical Center says as many as one-third of people who have AFib won't have symptoms, ...