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Have you seen any new studies to change your opinion in this?

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What is your position now that we have more data? Watchman vs Xarelto? Periodic bleeding from prostate.

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So what is a patient to conclude? Doctors are supposed to make recommendations… mine says to install this device to preclude a stroke… so WTF???? I need a definitive answer and all I read is controversy … do it! Don’t do it!! Mother of GoD… I hate the medical community

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what about closing the appendage from the outside? If stroke is a systemic problem, shouldn't the whole population be on blood thinners??

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Finally, some reason! I was one of your CRM reps at Guidant when we met. I was with Guidant then Boston Scientific when Watchman was being developed. I was not impressed. Certainly we could do better. Exchanging one systemic therapy for a focal therapy without clear systemic benefit is immoral. But Watchman will make a lot of money for BSC and has already made some careers.

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Finally, some reason! I was one of your CRM reps at Guidant when we met. I was with Guidant then Boston Scientific when Watchman was being developed. I was not impressed. Certainly we could do better. Exchanging one systemic therapy for a focal therapy without clear systemic benefit is immoral. But Watchman will make a lot of money for BSC and has already made some careers.

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