The global left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) devices market is projected to register a robust growth from 2025 to 2033. Market growth is underpinned by a rapidly expanding AFib patient population, ...

Global materials science company W. L. Gore & Associates has reached an agreement to acquire Conformal Medical, a medtech ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . OPTION is a head-to-head trial of left atrial appendage closure with Watchman FLX vs. anticoagulation after ...

The mitral valve allows blood to flow from the left atrium of the heart into the left ventricle. Mitral regurgitation occurs when the mitral valve leaks blood back into the left atrium. A person’s ...

Medtronic has launched a heart implant designed to help lower the lifetime risk of stroke in people with atrial fibrillation and to serve as a valuable addition to patients who are already undergoing ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased risk for bleeding and stroke in patients undergoing TAVR. Left ...

Mitral valve regurgitation is a heart condition that occurs when the mitral valve does not close properly, allowing blood to flow backward into the left atrium. Symptoms do not always occur. When they ...

BOSTON, MA—Patients with heart failure and mildly reduced or preserved ejection fraction (HFmrEF/HFpEF) and elevated left atrial pressures appear to derive lasting benefits from a shunt that diverts ...

The model is based on a 3D reconstruction of the heart of each patient, resorting to a computerized tomography (scan) of the left atrium, and can help to medical professionals who perform this ...