Left atrial appendage (LAA) closure using the Amplatzer cardiac plug is associated with lower than expected risks of systemic thromboembolism and major bleeding in patients with nonvalvular A-fib, ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- St. Jude Medical, Inc., a global medical device company, today announced it has received U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) clearance and will immediately launch the AMPLATZER™ ...

AGA Medical Inc. (NASDAQ: AGAM) has enrolled the first patient in a clinical trial of a cardiac device aimed at preventing strokes in patients with abnormal heartbeats. CEO John Barr called the first ...

St. Jude Medical ($STJ) got sideswiped with an FDA safety alert over one of the company's heart plugs based on reports that it could potentially wear away tissue and ...

MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AGA Medical Corporation has received European CE Mark approval for its AMPLATZER ® vascular plug, AVP 4. The device, which is indicated for arterial and venous ...

St. Jude Medical announced the first patient implant in a new pivotal trial evaluating the company’s AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug for the prevention of stroke. The AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug Clinical Trial is ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Patients with atrial fibrillation who underwent left atrial appendage occlusion with the Amplatzer cardiac plug ...

Abbott Laboratories (NYSE:ABT) is recalling the Amplatzer Steerable Delivery Sheath due to an increased risk for air bubbles (air emboli) to be introduced into patients who have procedures with this ...

The Amplatzer Piccolo device is inserted through a small incision in the infant's leg and guided through vessels to the heart using the Amplatzer Piccolo Delivery System, where it is placed to seal ...

Abbott has received a new, broad approval from the FDA for its tiny heart plug implant to help cut down the risk of stroke among people with atrial fibrillation, the most common cardiac arrhythmia.

Dr. Christian Machado, director of electrophysiology at the Providence Hospital Heart Institute, Southfield, Mich., and investigator in the study, performed the first AMPLATZER Cardiac Plug implant in ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Embolization of the internal iliac artery with a vascular plug during or before endovascular abdominal aortic ...