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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

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.