A big milestone happened over at CHRISTUS Ochsner St. Patrick Hospital this week. Their cardiology team announced they have ...

A rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath could be signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat. Dr. Jim Stone, a cardiac electrophysiologist at North Medical Center in Tupelo, helps ...

The Watchman device is providing protection from blood clots and strokes for those patients at risk because of their AFib.

Sarasota Memorial Hospital has earned the #1 spot among the world's WATCHMAN providers protecting people with atrial fibrillation. This week, the Sarasota hospital's electrophysiology team was ...

Feb. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Sarasota Memorial Hospital has earned the #1 spot among the world's WATCHMAN ... form in people with atrial fibrillation. When implanted, the device acts as a barrier ...

Innovative device prevents strokes ... Hospital has earned the #1 spot among the world's WATCHMAN providers protecting people with atrial fibrillation. This week, the Sarasota hospital's ...

That includes treating more than 200,000 patients ... Watchman implant for sealing the left atrial appendage. Both interventions aim to counter the long-term risk of stroke that comes with afib.

History of prior heart failure (HF) was found to influence prognostic implications of atrial fibrillation (AFib) in patients hospitalized for HF, with permutations of prior HF, prior AFib and AFib as ...

This simplification is supported by two observations: the time in sinus rhythm as assessed by an implanted device is not that different between patients who are clinically classified as ‘paroxysmal’ ...