Tag: amplatzer

US trial to evaluate safety and efficacy of Amplatzer for patent...

Abbott has initiated a US pivotal clinical study evaluating the safety and effectiveness of a modified version of its Amplatzer device to correct patent...

Europace 2017: Thrombus formation on left atrial appendage occlusion devices strongly...

A French multicentre analysis of left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation patients has found a 5.3% rate of thrombus...

First Texas centre uses St Jude Medical Amplatzer Amulet

The Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia Institute at St David's Medical Center,  Austin, USA became the first facility in the US state of Texas to implant...

No significant differences between Watchman and Amplatzer in first comparison

Results from the first study to compare outcomes of two left atrial appendage closure devices—Watchman (Boston Scientific) and Amplatzer (St Jude Medical)—indicate that there...