Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. I'm curious to know if there is any publicly available data showing the number of patients who were in NSR prior to the Watchman procedure going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183896#msg-183896 Wed, 15 Apr 2026 00:23:34 +0000 Phorum 5.2.23 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183916#msg-183916 Re: Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183916#msg-183916
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Susan:

There is nickel and Titanium in the makeup of the Watchman. Check out Georges post and click on site which is underlined.

Yes I know—50% and yes I’m tested positive to titanium. I had all my titanium removed in 2012 from problems. I need my gallbladder removed…bothering me for 3 years and it will not be laparoscopic but instead major surgery. If I get the watchman, I can safely reduce the stroke risks by stopping Eliquis for a day or two. It’s lose lose but removal of the gallbladder trumps. (Pinochle term —not being political)]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 09 Jan 2022 02:45:03 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183915#msg-183915 Re: Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183915#msg-183915
There is nickel and Titanium in the makeup of the Watchman. Check out Georges post and click on site which is underlined.]]> Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 09 Jan 2022 02:35:00 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183914#msg-183914 Re: Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183914#msg-183914
Anyway, I was chatting with a terrific er doctor who has treated me before. I asked him a scenario of “what if” I presented myself to the ER once I got a watchman, would I still have no resistance in being offered an ECV because currently they only ask if I’m still taking Eliquis and then I’m good to go?

He replied technically a watchman and Eliquis provides the same protection, but there are still many conservative ER doctors who will say no to an ecv if I’m only on a half dose of Eliquis after a successful TEE proven watchman.

Food for thought in knowing I will have resistance unless I get someone like today’s hero ER doctor. Not everyone is like him.]]> susan.d AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 09 Jan 2022 02:27:04 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183913#msg-183913 Re: Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183913#msg-183913

I took the quiz on that site you gave and it came back that I was not eligible for a watchman.]]> Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 09 Jan 2022 02:18:39 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183912#msg-183912 Re: Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183912#msg-183912
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George:

What would be the purpose of your friend getting a Watchman, I assume he is on a blood thinner and would still be on a blood thinner. I am surprised that his ins. would pay for the Watchman.

I don't think he is now on a blood thinner, at least that was what I remember from a few years ago. I haven't asked him directly about it recently, though I saw him Wednesday.

This article implies that non ablated afibbers can get them: [www.stamfordhealth.org]

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Looking around the Watchman site, it appears it could be covered if you had a bleeding risk. My friend is in this category as he has Parkinson's. There were a number of reasons that looked like it could be covered.]]> GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 09 Jan 2022 01:35:02 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183911#msg-183911 Re: Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183911#msg-183911
What would be the purpose of your friend getting a Watchman, I assume he is on a blood thinner and would still be on a blood thinner. I am surprised that his ins. would pay for the Watchman.]]> Elizabeth AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 09 Jan 2022 01:10:43 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183910#msg-183910 Re: Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183910#msg-183910 GeorgeN AFIBBERS FORUM Sun, 09 Jan 2022 01:03:27 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183905#msg-183905 Re: Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183905#msg-183905
That said, could someone with a Watchman develop afib again? Sure, afib is a progressive disease and the Watchman doesn't prevent afib. But if afib does reappear, at least you're protected from stoke beginning with the very first erratic beat.]]> Carey AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 08 Jan 2022 23:47:10 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183900#msg-183900 Re: Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183900#msg-183900
Just to be clear, a Watchman would only be an option after the atrial appendage had been ablated and NSR was achieved after the ablation. Then a Watchman was installed and afib returned. Of course, afib could also return after an atrial appendage ablation even without a Watchman being installed with the patient on a blood thinner, so it would be difficult to determine the cause of the afib returning.

Essentially, the stats you are looking for may not exist.]]> Ken AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 08 Jan 2022 18:36:45 +0000 https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183896#msg-183896 Data on patients going into afib post-Watchman procedure. https://www.afibbers.org/forum/read.php?9,183896,183896#msg-183896 Rob Wilson AFIBBERS FORUM Sat, 08 Jan 2022 18:02:42 +0000