Chukwudi Obiagwu and Cardiac Electrophysiologist Dr. Darpan Kumar, the Left Atrial Appendage Occlusion, or LAAO, procedure reduces the risk of stroke without the need for costly blood thinners.

Arun Kanmanthareddy, M.D., structural interventional cardiologist; Chinmay Patel, M.D., director of electrophysiology; and ...

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New technologies mean catheter ablation is among the safest, most effective treatments for atrial fibrillation, reported the ...

and left atrial appendage occlusion. This study presents the first use of cryoablation, a minimally invasive procedure that uses extreme cold, to induce PFO closure. Co-lead investigator of the ...

(JAMA Cardiology) Five-year results from the Amulet IDE trial suggested similar performance of the Amulet and Watchman 2.5 devices for left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion in Afib patients.

UH Harrington Heart & Vascular Institute at UH Elyria is adding a left atrial appendage occlusion procedure, known as LAAO or Watchman, to the services available for patients, the release said.