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Watchman Device

The "Watchman Device" is a medical implant, specifically a prosthetic occlusion device, designed to seal the left atrial appendage in patients with atrial fibrillation to mitigate the risk of stroke by preventing thrombus formation and subsequent systemic embolization.

201

Publications

15.9K

Citations

1.2K

Authors

479

Institutions

Publications per year

2017–2026

136

Variants

Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device

Parents

Publications

201

Prospective Randomized Evaluation of the Watchman Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation Versus Long-Term Warfarin Therapy

David R. Holmes, Saibal Kar, Matthew J. Price et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2014 · 1.8K citations

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5-Year Outcomes After Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Vivek Y. Reddy, Shephal K. Doshi, Saibal Kar et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2017 · 991 citations · Full text

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Safety of Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure

Vivek Y. Reddy, David R. Holmes, Shephal K. Doshi et al. · Circulation · 2011 · 857 citations

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Left Atrial Appendage Closure With the Watchman Device in Patients With a Contraindication for Oral Anticoagulation

Vivek Y. Reddy, Sven Möbius‐Winkler, Marc A. Miller et al. · Journal of the American College of Cardiology · 2013 · 715 citations

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Percutaneous Left Atrial Appendage Closure for Stroke Prophylaxis in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation

Vivek Y. Reddy, Shephal K. Doshi, Horst Sievert et al. · Circulation · 2013 · 687 citations · Full text

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Authors

1.2K

  1. VY
    Vivek Y. Reddy

    Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, United States

    27 publications · 7.7K citations

    24

    h-index

  2. DR
    David R. Holmes

    Mayo Clinic, United States

    22 publications · 6.5K citations

    18

    h-index

  3. MJ
    Matthew J. Price

    Scripps Clinic, United States

    16 publications · 3.5K citations

    15

    h-index

  4. SK
    Saibal Kar

    Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, United States

    16 publications · 5.7K citations

    15

    h-index

  5. HS
    Horst Sievert

    Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt, Germany

    16 publications · 5K citations

    15

    h-index

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Institutions

479

  1. Boston Scientific (United States)

    Marlborough, United States

    26 h-index

    52 publications

    6.7K citations

  2. Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai

    New York, United States

    23 h-index

    52 publications

    13.9K citations

  3. Texas Cardiac Arrhythmia

    Austin, United States

    17 h-index

    123 publications

    6.6K citations

  4. Scripps Clinic

    La Jolla, United States

    16 h-index

    38 publications

    6.3K citations

  5. Mayo Clinic

    Rochester, United States

    15 h-index

    36 publications

    5.8K citations

  6. Cardiovascular Center Frankfurt

    Frankfurt am Main, Germany

    14 h-index

    30 publications

    10.8K citations

  7. Mayo Clinic in Arizona

    Scottsdale, United States

    13 h-index

    25 publications

    13K citations

  8. St David's Medical Center

    Austin, United States

    12 h-index

    78 publications

    4K citations

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Venues

  1. Journal of Cardiovascular Electrophysiology

    19 publications · 688 citations

    17

    h-index

  2. JACC: Cardiovascular Interventions

    12 publications · 854 citations

    12

    h-index

  3. Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions

    12 publications · 377 citations

    12

    h-index

  4. EP Europace

    9 publications · 368 citations

    9

    h-index

  5. EuroIntervention

    8 publications · 444 citations

    8

    h-index

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