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WATCHMAN offers new hope for patients with AFib Freedom for a lifetime Until recently, atrial fibrillation, or AFib, meant life-long use of blood thinners. Mercyhealth Heart and Vascular Center now offers an alternative for select patients with atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem. WATCHMAN is a one-time, minimally-invasive procedure that reduces stroke risk and bleeding risk for life for some patients. WATCHMAN is the most implanted, FDA-approved device proven to reduce stroke risk in people with atrial fibrillation not caused by a heart valve problem. After the WATCHMAN procedure, your life is less restricted. Without the constant concern of blood thinner bleeds following you everywhere, you’re freer to be active, travel and live life on your terms. Talk to a Mercyhealth cardiologist to learn ifWATCHMAN is right for you, or visit mercyhealthsystem.org/watchman .