(Photo : Dr. Andrea Natale)
On August 5, 2020 a major breakthrough was made in the treatment of atrial fibrillation (AFib) that could change the future of how practitioners reduce one of the most prevalent causes of strokes. Nearly simultaneously, a new device called the WATCHMAN FLX
TM Left Atrial Appendage Closure was implanted into patients in Austin, Texas, and Thousand Oaks, California. The surgeries were led by Dr. Andrea Natale and Dr. Saibal Kar in California and Dr. Rodney Horton in Texas. This was the first FDA-approved implantation device for reducing strokes in patients with non-ventricular atrial fibrillation.
What Is Atrial Fibrillation?