Infirmary Health Completes 300th AFIB Case Using Watchman FLX

Infirmary Health’s Heart & Vascular Institute (HVI) completed its 300th case utilizing the latest-generation Watchman FLX Left Atrial Appendage (LAA) Closure Device. Dr. Mina Jacob, an interventional cardiologist with Diagnostic & Medical Clinic, successfully completed the 300th case at Mobile Infirmary. The Watchman FLX is an alternative to the lifelong use of blood thinners for people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) not caused by a heart valve problem, also known as non-valvular AFib. With this condition, more than 90% of all stroke-causing clots that come from the heart form in the LAA. The device closes off the LAA to keep harmful blood clots that can form in this area from entering the bloodstream and potentially causing a stroke.