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Friday, May 10, 2013

Protect AF



PROTECT AF: Watchman Device Finally Superior


DENVER -- The Watchman device saved lives and prevented stroke in atrial fibrillation better than warfarin (Coumadin) alone, longer-term results from the PROTECT AF trial showed.
Left atrial appendage closure lowered risk of the composite of stroke, cardiovascular cause of death, or systemic embolism by 40% over the anticoagulant alone at 4 years, which met statistical criteria for superiority, Vivek Reddy, MD, of Mount Sinai School of Medicine in New York City, and colleagues found.
Mortality and hemorrhagic stroke drove the advantage, Reddy reported at a late-breaking presentation here at the Heart Rhythm Society meeting./.../

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