Favorable Clinical Study Results Reported With Dual Anti-Platelet Therapy After LAA Closure With WATCHMAN Device

Boston Scientific Corporation BSX today announced results from a clinical study evaluating the use of its WATCHMAN Left Atrial Appendage Closure Device in patients with atrial fibrillation who have a contraindication to oral anticoagulants such as warfarin. Data were presented at the annual EuroPCR Scientific Program in Paris by Martin Bergmann, M.D., Department of Cardiology at the Asklepios Klinik St. Georg in Hamburg, Germany, and Principal Investigator of the study.