Pauline Papineau of Smithfield, 83, became the 500th patient at Lifespan Cardiovascular Institute to receive a Watchman device. (WJAR) That's what made Papineau a good candidate.

The main concern with AFib is the elevated risk of stroke, which is where the Watchman device comes in. Since its FDA approval in March 2015, the Watchman has been implanted into nearly 50,000 ...

Stormont has done nearly 900 Watchman procedures since starting the program in 2017. The device itself has seen improvements since then, making risk of complications even lower.

Dr. Tejas Patel Dr. Kirit Patel Since the first WATCHMAN procedure at MCH in November of 2020, the MCH Center for Heart Disease has successfully completed more than 140 of the procedures.