WATCHMAN Could Help Heart Patients Avoid Stroke

Last fall, Aspirus Heart & Vascular became the first program in the area to begin performing the WATCHMAN procedure that offers an alternative for people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) that have difficulty with blood-thinning medication. For some patients with A-Fib, as it's called, this new surgical procedure can change whether they use blood thinners to reduce the chance of stroke. Ken Krall spoke with Dr. Kevin Rist, a cardiac electrophysiologist, about the procedure....