Northwestern Medicine of the Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital
Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital first to implant heart deviced used to prevent strokes in patients with an irregular heartbeat
Features, News • October 22, 2021
Northwestern Medicine first in McHenry County to implant a heart device preventing strokes caused by an irregular heartbeat
MCHENRY - Northwestern Medicine announced that physicians from the Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute at Northwestern Medicine McHenry Hospital have successfully placed a WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) device in the heart of a patient to help prevent a stroke and discontinue the long-term use of oral blood-thinning medication. “The WATCHMAN device is for patients who ...
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