Scripps Cardiologist Implants Innovative Stroke Prevention Device
First on the West Coast following FDA approval
First on the West Coast following FDA approval
Scripps Clinic interventional cardiologist Matthew Price, MD, recently became the first physician on the West Coast to implant the Amplatzer PFO Occluder following the device's approval by the Food and Drug Administration.
The device reduces stroke risk by closing a small hole in the heart.
Read the Patch article: Scripps Health Patient Becomes 1st on West Coast to Receive Newly Approved Heart Device
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