CHAMPION-AF finds left atrial appendage closure and anticoagulation therapy for atrial fibrillation about equal but raises doubts about whether the former is a true alternative.

PHOENIX – A device that helps prevent strokes has now been approved by the Federal Drug Administration after years of testing here in the Valley and around the country. The Watchman Left Atrial ...

A group of physicians assembled Tuesday on behalf of the FDA to rule that St. Jude Medical’s new heart device appears safe and effective in stroke prevention, according to the Minneapolis Star Tribune ...

The device, used to lower the risk of stroke, is intended for patients who already had one stroke caused by a blood clot passing through a hole in the heart and into the brain. The device prevents a ...

Millions of people have a heart rhythm disorder called atrial fibrillation, which causes the heart's upper chambers or atria ...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The future is unclear for a promising heart device aimed at preventing strokes in people at high risk of them because of an irregular heartbeat. Early results from a key study of ...

Marlborough medical device manufacturing firm Boston Scientific looks to soon add stroke prevention treatment to its portfolio, as the manufacturer has entered into a $1.16 billion agreement to ...

Results of the Embolic Protection in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation (PROTECT-AF) showed that in AF patients who were candidates for warfarin therapy, device closure of the LAA using the Watchman ...

Boston Scientific, a Marlborough medical device manufacturer, has officially closed its acquisition of California medical device maker Silk Road Medical, almost exactly three months to the day since ...

As her students finished their online exam, Arlet Lara got up to make a cafe con leche. Her 16-year-old son found her on the kitchen floor. First, he called Dad in a panic. Then 911. “I had a stroke ...

SAN FRANCISCO - The future is unclear for a promising heart device aimed at preventing strokes in people at high risk because of an irregular heartbeat. Early results from a key study of Boston ...