Northwestern’s Bluhm Cardiovascular Institute is the first in Illinois to perform this innovative procedure
Chicago–(ENEWSPF)–May 11, 2012. Patients with atrial fibrillation (A-fib) who cannot take blood thinners now have an alternative to reduce their risk of stroke, which is five times more common in people with the rhythm disorder. The non-surgical procedure works by tying off the left atrial appendage (LAA), the source of most blood clots leading to stroke in patients with A-fib. Northwestern…
