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If someone gets a Natale ablation and AFIB ends - will they eventually not need any anti-coags and also not need a Watchman?
What cases are watchmen needed?
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Another way that an IC gains experience with TPs and working in the left atrium is through transcatheter work on the mitral valve—either repair or replacement. I had a MitraClip installed by a very experienced IC who also does transcatheter mitral valve replacements and Watchman procedures.Quote
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In addition to the great advice Carey offered above regarding assessing an experienced Watchman operator, another key factor is in knowing roughly how many transeptal punctures (TP) has an EP done (mostly during AFIB ablations for the EP), or the number of transeptal punctures an expert Interventional Cardiologist (IC) my have done during various vascular plug installs in the left atria, or while doing LAA Closure procedures like the Watchman themselves.