If you or a family member needed heart care today, you would probably be amazed by the number of treatment options available. For instance, several devices can now be implanted without major surgery to correct heart defects, to actually change and improve the structure of the heart. One implant developed in just the past 10 years can help reduce the chances of a person with atrial fibrillation, or AFib, of having a stroke. What’s more, it can be placed with a minimally invasive procedure. Dr. Saifullah Siddiqui, a cardiologist at Franciscan Health, is here today to talk about how an implant in the heart can not only protect AFib patients but also reduce their need take certain medications.
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