Mount Sinai first with new technique to prevent a major cause for heart-related stroke
Friday, August 21, 2009 - 17:21
in Health & Medicine
(New York, NY -- August 21, 2009) -- Physicians at The Mount Sinai Medical Center were the first in the country to perform a non-surgical procedure using sutures to tie off a left atrial appendage (LAA), which is the source of blood clots leading to stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AFib). AFib is the most common sustained heart-rhythm disorder in the United States.