Meet Three Boston Scientific Employees Committed to Protecting People From Stroke - Seite 2

Sheils and his team in Galway, Ireland, touch several technologies that help lower stroke risk, including the WATCHMAN^TM Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) device. It's designed to lower stroke risk in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (AFib), a condition in which the heart doesn't pump blood normally, causing clots to form. When clots escape, they can cut off oxygen to the brain, causing a stroke.

"I think almost everyone knows someone who's had a stroke, and so this job hits close to home," says Sheils, who emphasizes the importance of employees seeing the whole picture when it comes to the technology they support. "For example, our product builders regularly engage in line tours not just of the area they are working in, but of the complete line to see how the whole product comes together - and most importantly, its impact for the patient," he says.

A life-changing experience

While Lopez-de-Victoria and Sheils support the R&D and production of products that cut down on stroke risk, Tami Egawa's focus is on educating physicians and patients about the latest, cutting-edge technologies available to them.

As a director of sales and education based in Japan, Egawa interacts with health care providers regularly to raise awareness of products like the WATCHMAN LAAC device, which was approved in Japan in 2019. In addition to lowering stroke risk, the WATCHMAN eliminates the need for anticoagulants which can have side effects - such as stomach bleeding - that can negatively affect a person's quality of life.

"The ability to stop taking blood thinners and no longer worry about stroke matters a great deal to many patients in Japan," says Egawa, noting that people of Asian descent suffer a higher risk of bleeding with anticoagulants compared with non-Asians. "I've spoken with people who were afraid to cook for their families for fear of cutting themselves, or who stopped wearing sleeveless shirts because of bruising on their arms from the blood thinners. The WATCHMAN is life-changing for these people, and I'm humbled to be able to play a small part in their journeys."

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