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ArticleCureus2026

Procedural Comparison of the Amulet Versus Watchman Devices: A Single Center's 'Change of Heart'.

Marc T Zughaib, Andrew Sherman, Wadie David, Keyur Patel, Brandon Grodman, Marcel E Zughaib, Christopher Bradley

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Article in Cureus, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Marc T ZughaibCardiology, Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital, Southfield, USA.
Andrew ShermanCardiology, Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital, Southfield, USA.
Wadie DavidCardiology, Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital, Southfield, USA.
Keyur PatelInternal Medicine, Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital, Southfield, USA.
Brandon GrodmanInternal Medicine, Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital, Southfield, USA.
Marcel E ZughaibCardiology, Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital, Southfield, USA.
Christopher BradleyCardiology, Henry Ford Providence Southfield Hospital, Southfield, USA.

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background The recommendation level for left atrial appendage occlusion (LAAO) via device implantation has increased in the most recent American College of Cardiology (ACC) guidelines, resulting in an increase in implantation rates. Our center had the unique experience of originally implanting Watchman device

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amuletinterventional and structural cardiologyleft atrial appendageleft atrial appendage occluderleft atrial appendage occlusion devicewatchman

Identifiers

PMID41835752
PMCPMC12988699

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