Heart implant offers lifeline to patients denied blood thinners

NCT ID NCT02928497

Completed Disease control Sponsor: Boston Scientific Corporation Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

Summary

This study tested a small device called WATCHMAN that is implanted in the heart. It was for people with a common heart rhythm problem (atrial fibrillation) who are at high risk for stroke but cannot safely take standard blood-thinning medications. The goal was to see if sealing off a small part of the heart could safely and effectively reduce their stroke risk without needing long-term blood thinners.

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Locations

Aarhus University Hospital

Aarhus N, DK-8200, Denmark
Advocate Christ Medical Center

Oak Lawn, Illinois, 60453, United States
Arizona Arrhythmia Research Center

Phoenix, Arizona, 85016, United States
Arrhythmia Research Group

Jonesboro, Arkansas, 72401, United States
Aspirus Heart and Vascular Institute - Research and Education

Wausau, Wisconsin, 54401, United States
Aultman Hospital

Canton, Ohio, 44710, United States
Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States
Baptist Health Lexington

Lexington, Kentucky, 40503, United States
Bay Area Cardiology Associates

Tampa, Florida, 33511, United States
Baylor Heart and Vascular Hospital

Dallas, Texas, 75226, United States
Billings Clinic

Billings, Montana, 59101, United States
CHI Franciscan Health System

Tacoma, Washington, 98405, United States
Cardioangiologisches Centrum Bethanien

Frankfurt, Germany
Cardiologicum Hamburg Praxis Wandsbek

Hamburg, Germany
Cardiovascular Associates of the Delaware Valley

Haddon Heights, New Jersey, 08035, United States
Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital

Roanoke, Virginia, 24014, United States
Carolinas Medical Center

Charlotte, North Carolina, 28203, United States
Catholic Medical Center

Manchester, New Hampshire, 03102, United States
Cedars - Sinai Medical Center

Los Angeles, California, 90048, United States
Centracare Heart and Vascular

Saint Cloud, Minnesota, 56303, United States
Dartmouth Hitchcock Medical Center

Lebanon, New Hampshire, 03756, United States
Delray Medical Center

Delray Beach, Florida, 33484, United States
Edward Hospital

Naperville, Illinois, 60540, United States
Emory University Hospital

Atlanta, Georgia, 30308, United States
Evanston Hospital

Evanston, Illinois, 60201, United States
Fondazione Toscana Gabriele Monasterio

Massa, Italy
Froedtert Memorial Lutheran Hospital

Milwaukee, Wisconsin, 53215, United States
Grandview Medical Center

Birmingham, Alabama, 35243, United States
Guys and St. Thomas NHS Foundation Trust

London, United Kingdom
HealthEast St. Joseph's Hospital

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55102, United States
Heart Group at Deaconness Hospital

Newburgh, Indiana, 47630, United States
Henry Ford Hospital

Detroit, Michigan, 48202, United States
Herzzentrum Universität Leipzig

Leipzig, Germany
Huntsville Hospital

Huntsville, Alabama, 35801, United States
Inova Fairfax Hospital

Falls Church, Virginia, 22042, United States
Institut universitaire de Cardiologie et de Pneumologie de Quebec

Ste-foy, Canada
John Radcliffe Hospital

Oxford, United Kingdom
Kansas City Cardiac Arrhythmia Research

Overland Park, Kansas, 66211, United States
Lakeland Regional Medical Center

Lakeland, Florida, 33805, United States
Lehigh Valley Hospital

Allentown, Pennsylvania, 18103, United States
Maine Medical Center

Portland, Maine, 04074, United States
Mayo Clinic Foundation

Rochester, Minnesota, 55905, United States
Medisch Spectrum Twente

Enschede, Netherlands
Mercy Hospital Medical Center

West Des Moines, Iowa, 50266, United States
Mercy Research

St Louis, Missouri, 63141, United States
Mount Sinai Medical Center

New York, New York, 10029, United States
Na Homolce Hospital

Prague, 150 30, Czechia
North Colorado Medical Center

Greeley, Colorado, 80631, United States
North Mississippi Medical Center

Tupelo, Mississippi, 38801, United States
Northwell Health

Staten Island, New York, 10305, United States
Northwestern Memorial Hospital

Chicago, Illinois, 60611, United States
Ohio State University Medical Center

Columbus, Ohio, 43210, United States
OhioHealth Research and Innovation Institute - Riverside Methodist Hospital

Columbus, Ohio, 43214, United States
Oklahoma Heart Institute

Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74104, United States
Onze Lieve Vrouw Ziekenhuis

Aalst, 9300, Belgium
Oregon Health Sciences University

Portland, Oregon, 97239, United States
Ottawa Heart Institute

Ottawa, Canada
PeaceHealth Southwest Medical

Vancouver, Washington, 98664, United States
Penn State Milton S Hershey Medical Center

Hershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
Rigshospitalet Copenhagen

Copenhagen, 2100, Denmark
Rochester General Hospital

Rochester, New York, 14621, United States
Royal Sussex County Hospital

Brighton, United Kingdom
Royal Victoria Hospital

Belfast, United Kingdom
Saint Thomas Health

Nashville, Tennessee, 37205, United States
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital

Santa Barbara, California, 93102, United States
Sarasota Memorial Hospital

Sarasota, Florida, 34239, United States
Scripps Memorial Hospital

La Jolla, California, 10666, United States
Sharpe Chula Vista Medical Center

San Diego, California, 92121, United States
Southcoast Physicians Group

Fall River, Massachusetts, 02720, United States
St. Anthony Hospital

Lakewood, Colorado, 80228, United States
St. Antonius Ziekenhuis

Nieuwegein, Netherlands
St. Barnabas Medical Center

Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States
St. John's Health Center

Santa Monica, California, 90404, United States
St. John's Hospital

Springfield, Illinois, 62769, United States
St. Luke's Hospital of Kansas City

Kansas City, Missouri, 64111, United States
St. Vincent's Hospital

Indianapolis, Indiana, 46290, United States
St.Johann Nepomuk Katholisches Hospitalvereinigung Thüringen GmbH

Erfurt, Germany
Summa Health System

Akron, Ohio, 44304, United States
Tallahassee Memorial Hospital

Tallahassee, Florida, 32308, United States
Tampa General Hospital

Tampa, Florida, 33606, United States
The Brompton Hospital

London, United Kingdom
The Nebraska Medical Center

Omaha, Nebraska, 68198, United States
The Valley Hospital

Ridgewood, New Jersey, 07450, United States
UPMC Heart and Vascular Institute Harrisburg

Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, 17043, United States
Union Memorial Hospital

Baltimore, Maryland, 21218, United States
Universitaetsklinikum Dusseldorf

Düsseldorf, Germany
University of Texas Houston Health Science Center

The Woodlands, Texas, 77384, United States
University of Virginia Medical Center

Charlottesville, Virginia, 22908, United States
Vancouver General Hospital

Vancouver, Canada
Washington Hospital Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20010, United States
York Hospital

York, Pennsylvania, 17403, United States
ZNA Middelheim

Antwerp, Belgium

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STROKE