Based on my observations and the devices that caught the eye of the doctors on the Diagnostic & Interventional ...
Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders
This channel includes news and new technology innovations about Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Occluders. These close off the LAA in patients with atrial fibrillation to prevent the formation of stroke-causing clots in atrial fibrillation (AFib or AF) patients. LAA occlusion is often indicated for patients who do not tolerate anticoagulation therpy or have bleeding risks associated with use of that therapy.
Continuing to build a portfolio of transcatheter structural heart technology, Boston Scientific today signed a ...
January 19, 2011
Feature | Dave Fornell
Transcatheter valve replacement, especially transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI), took center stage at ...
December 06, 2010
November 3, 2010 – The first patient has been enrolled into a study comparing a left atrial appendage (LAA) ...
November 03, 2010
The first-in-man use of the Coherex WaveCrest left atrial appendage (LAA) occluder system was successfully ...
October 29, 2010
St. Jude Medical Inc. said it plans to acquire AGA Medical Holdings Inc. for about $1.3 billion. The purchase will ...
October 18, 2010
October 4, 2010 – Germany will reimburse patients who have a left atrial appendage closure procedure in 2011. The ...
October 04, 2010
Feature | John Kao, M.D., FACC and Anupama Shivaraju, M.D.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia and is a major risk factor for developing ...
September 07, 2010
June 17, 2010 – AGA Medical Holdings Inc. this week announced first patient enrollment in the feasibility phase of ...
June 17, 2010
June 16, 2010 – A new surgical device for excluding the left atrial appendage has received clearance from the U.S ...
June 16, 2010
March 25, 2010 – The FDA this week granted permission for a conditional investigational device exemption (IDE) to ...
March 25, 2010
August 24, 2009 – Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center were the first in the country to perform a ...
August 23, 2009May 11, 2009 - Medtronic Inc. today announced the successful implant of its Cardioblate Closure Left Atrial ...
May 11, 2009
April 2, 2009 - A device implanted in the heart using minimally invasive techniques may replace the most widely ...
April 02, 2009
March 6, 2009 - Atritech Inc. will release PROTECT AF trial results on WATCHMAN LAA closure technology comparing ...
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