Still Going Somewhere

“So, the first thing when we talk about the Watchman Device is to first understand what atrial fibrillation is,” began Dr Mulukutla. “Atrial fibrillation is where the top part doesn't beat like it normally should. What happens is the top part is telling the bottom part to beat. But what happens in atrial fibrillation is it starts to fibrillate instead of beating, normally it starts to quiver. And when it quivers a blood clot can form a clot in that top part of the heart and then it goes to the bottom part of the heart, and then the bottom part pumps it out, and it can go to the brain and cause a stroke. A major concern with atrial fibrillation is the possibility of having a stroke.” This is my conversation with Dr Chalam Mulukutla of El Paso Cardiology Associates in El Paso. This is interview is the basis of an article I wrote for San Eli News: https://sanelinews.com/2020/05/23/watchman/