Stronger After Stroke · Norton Neuroscience Comprehensive Stroke Center and Resource Center

Heart Month: Watching Over the Heart and Brain

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Dr. Stewart, who performed three implants that day, says the 30-minute procedure typically requires just one overnight hospital stay.
Stroke Nurse Navigator Rosa Hart interviews interventional cardiologist Dr. Daniel Sean Stewart about preventing strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation. They discuss the risks of the condition, the limitations of blood thinners, and detail the Watchman device—a minimally invasive implant that plugs the heart's left atrial appendage to prevent clots without long-term anticoagulation.

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A practical look at stroke risk, the Watchman device, and the steps around implanting it.

Rosa Hart interviews Dr. Daniel Sean Stewart on Stronger After Stroke, tracing atrial-fibrillation-related stroke risk and the Watchman device for people at risk for, or who have experienced, stroke.

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