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 ...

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 ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) – Portneuf Heart and Vascular Institute, a leading innovator in cardiovascular healthcare, is proud to announce the successful implementation of its 200th Watchman Device. This ...

POCATELLO, Idaho (KIFI) - Portneuf Medical Center’s heart and vascular team took a moment this week to recognize cardiologist and electrophysiologist, Lynn Otto, MD, for being on the team that just ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

More than 5 million Americans are diagnosed with heart valve disease each year. Fortunately thanks to medical advancements available at Mercy Health, there are plenty of treatment options so people ...

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 ...

BALTIMORE, MD--(Marketwired - Jan 11, 2016) - Physicians at MedStar Heart & Vascular Institute at MedStar Union Memorial Hospital became the first in the state to successfully implant the WATCHMAN™ ...