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"What About the Watchman for Atrial Fibrillation After Heart Valve Surgery?" asks Lee

Written By: Adam Pick, Patient Advocate, Author & Website Founder
Published: September 12, 2023

Lee just asked me, "Hi Adam - I've had three aortic valve replacements and valve repair plus an implantable cardioverter defibrillator. All functions are good currently, but AFib persists 3.2% of the time. After oral surgery and a ruptured vein causing a hematoma, I had to defer Eliquis to control bleeding. My current cardiologist thinks I should consider the Watchman procedure as a safety measure. What have you heard about that procedure?"

Click here to get the answer to Lee's question from Dr. Marc Gerdisch, a world renowned surgeon who has performed over 4,000 heart valve surgeries.

Dr. Marc Gerdisch - Atrial Fibrillation and the Watchman Device

Many thanks to Dr. Gerdisch for educating our patient community the Watchman, atrial fibrillation and heart valve disease.

Keep on tickin!
Adam

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Written by Adam Pick
Patient & Website Founder

Written by Adam Pick - Patient & Website Founder

Adam Pick is a heart valve patient and author of The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery. In 2006, Adam founded HeartValveSurgery.com to educate and empower patients. This award-winning website has helped over 10 million people fight heart valve disease. Adam has been featured by the American Heart Association and Medical News Today.

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