Medical device regulatory reform: insights from the watchman left atrial appendage closure technology for stroke prophylaxis in atrial fibrillation

Arch Intern Med. 2011 Oct 10;171(18):1670-2. doi: 10.1001/archinternmed.2011.329. Epub 2011 Jul 11.
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MeSH terms

  • Atrial Appendage / surgery*
  • Atrial Fibrillation / complications
  • Atrial Fibrillation / physiopathology
  • Atrial Fibrillation / surgery*
  • Cardiac Surgical Procedures / instrumentation*
  • Device Approval / legislation & jurisprudence*
  • Health Care Reform / methods*
  • Humans
  • Prostheses and Implants*
  • Prosthesis Design
  • Stroke* / epidemiology
  • Stroke* / etiology
  • Stroke* / prevention & control
  • United States
  • United States Food and Drug Administration / legislation & jurisprudence