At first glance, CHAMPION-AF gives some redemption to LAA occluders after CLOSURE-AF, a smaller randomized trial that failed to show that LAA closure (using various devices) was non-inferior to NOAC ...

Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that the CHAMPION-AF global clinical trial met all primary and secondary safety and efficacy endpoints. The study evaluated the WATCHMAN FLX™ ...

Physicians wrestled with endpoint composition, low event rates, a possible difference in ischemic strokes, and more.

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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 ...

Medicare typically covers Watchman surgery under Part A (hospital insurance) if deemed medically necessary for reducing stroke risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. Coverage often ...