Oral anticoagulation is recommended after ablation for atrial fibrillation among patients at high risk for stroke. Left atrial appendage ... (Funded by Boston Scientific; OPTION ClinicalTrials.gov ...

Boston Scientific’s Watchman left atrial appendage (LAA) closure device to prevent stroke resulted in significantly less bleeding after an ablation procedure than taking blood thinners ...

Boston Scientific has reported positive three-year data from the OPTION global trial of the WATCHMAN FLX left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) device in individuals with atrial fibrillation ...

In this audio interview, Editor-in-Chief Eric Rubin and Deputy Editor Jane Leopold discuss research being presented at the 2024 American Heart Association Scientific Sessions.

Boston Scientific and Abbott this week both put forward separate studies supporting their respective implants for sealing off the heart’s left atrial appendage—the pocket within the cardiac ...

Three years after the U.S. FDA approval of Abbott Laboratories’ Amplatzer Amulet, results of its investigational device exemption trial failed to notably differentiate Abbott’s left atrial appendage ...

Boston Scientific Corporation announced positive three-year primary endpoint results from the OPTION global clinical trial of the WATCHMAN FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device. Key findings ...

CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage ... The study was funded by Boston Scientific.

Boston Scientific (NYSE ... The study also showed the Watchman FLX Left Atrial Appendage Closure, or LAAC, Device was as effective as oral anticoagulants in patients with atrial fibrillation ...

It is implanted into the heart to close off the left atrial appendage, a blind pouch of ... presented at the American Heart Association’s Scientific Sessions 2024 and simultaneously published ...

Citi raised the firm’s price target on Boston Scientific (BSX) to $107 from $98 and keeps a Buy rating on the shares. The firm also added the ...