For patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib) who had no contraindications to taking oral anticoagulants, the use of a device to close off the left atrial appendage in the heart—a small ...

MARLBOROUGH, Mass. and NEW ORLEANS, March 28, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Boston Scientific Corporation (NYSE: BSX) today announced that the CHAMPION-AF global clinical trial met all primary and secondary ...

For patients with atrial fibrillation, the use of oral anticoagulant therapy to prevent stroke is limited by the risk of bleeding. Left atrial appendage closure is considered for patients who are ...

For patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib) who had no contraindications to taking oral anticoagulants, the use of a device to close off the left atrial appendage in the heart—a small ...

Left atrial appendage closure (LAAC) was infrequently performed in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who refused oral anticoagulants yet was associated with a reduced risk for the composite of ...

In one of the largest studies of its kind, a trial of Boston Scientific’s small, permanent cardiac implant showed that it could potentially serve as an alternative to long-term blood thin | Boston ...

Atrial fibrillation treatment with device closure matched anticoagulants and reduced bleeding risk. Discover what this means for AF care.

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For older people with irregular heart rhythms who are at high risk of stroke and bleeding, standard care (including the use of blood thinners when indicated) was found to be the better choice compared ...

For older people with irregular heart rhythms who are at high risk of stroke and bleeding, standard care (including the use of blood thinners when indicated) was found to be the better choice compared ...

The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography & Interventions (SCAI) and the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) have published the first rigorous, evidence-based, multisociety recommendations to guide the use of ...