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 ...

Shaped like a small jellyfish or pumpkin no bigger than the size of a ping pong ball, the WATCHMAN device helps prevent stroke in people with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) by sealing off part of the ...

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 ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation, or AFib, are at increased risk for stroke.Many of them go on blood thinners, which can cause problems. But there is a relatively new device that is being used ...

LITTLE ROCK (KATV) — As Heart Health month comes to a close, it's important to remember heart health all year round. Today, there are more ways than ever to take care of your heart, including new ways ...

JACKSONVILLE – Memorial Hospital announced Friday that it will be the first hospital in Northeast Florida to offer the Watchman™ device, a new stroke risk reduction option and an alternative to ...

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 ...

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 ...