HEAL-LAA Clinical Trial
Completed · Not applicable · NCT05809596
Conditions: Atrial Fibrillation, Bleeding, Stroke
At a glance
- Research payments reported, 2025
- $656,759
- U.S. investigators named
- 43
- Sites paid
- 41
- Planned or actual enrollment
- 949
About the trial
- Sponsor
- Boston Scientific Corporation
- Tested
- WATCHMAN FLX Pro LAAC Device (device)
- Dates
- Started 2023-10-03; completion 2025-09-18
- Results posted
- Yes
The primary objective of this study is to collect real-world data on WATCHMAN FLX™ Pro Left Atrial Appendage Closure (LAAC) Device in patients with non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
From ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2025-11-04. Full record, eligibility and contacts (opens in a new tab)
Industry funding
Boston Scientific Corporation reported $656,759 in research payments for this study in 2025 (357 payments).
Products named: Clinical Trial Product
Research payments usually go to hospitals, universities and research sites to run a study, not to the investigators personally. A payment is not evidence of wrongdoing.
U.S. investigators named on this study
- Hugh Mcelderry Cardiac Electrophysiology · Birmingham, AL
- Anil Rajendra, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Birmingham, AL
- Devi G. Nair, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Jonesboro, AR
- Ashish Sadhu, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Scottsdale, AZ
- Thomas E. Waggoner I, D.O. Interventional Cardiology · Tucson, AZ
- Joseph Aragon, M.D. Interventional Cardiology · Santa Barbara, CA
- Steven Burstein, M.D. Interventional Cardiology · Los Angeles, CA
- Leon A. Feldman, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Rancho Mirage, CA
- Douglas N. Gibson, M.D, Cardiology · La Jolla, CA
- Bradley J. Mikaelian, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Colorado Springs, CO
- David Lorenz, M.D. Interventional Cardiology · Trumbull, CT
- Manish H. Shah, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Washington, DC
- Robert E. Eckart, DO Cardiac Electrophysiology · Sarasota, FL
- Daniel E. Friedman, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Bradenton, FL
- David B. Delurgio, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Atlanta, GA
- David W. Newton, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Savannah, GA
- Rayji S. Tsutsui, MBCHB Cardiology · Honolulu, HI
- William H. Spear, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Evergreen Park, IL
- Kevin M. Trulock, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Indianapolis, IN
- Yeruva Veera Madhu M. Reddy, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Kansas City, KS
- Sunil Kapur, MD Cardiology · Boston, MA
- Musa I. Dahu, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Grand Rapids, MI
- Ammar M. Killu, MBBS Cardiology · Rochester, MN
- Chetan P. Huded, MD Interventional Cardiology · Kansas City, MO
- Oluseun O. Alli, MD Interventional Cardiology · Charlotte, NC
- Michael J. Rinaldi, MD Cardiology · Charlotte, NC
- Edmund O. Fiksinski, MD Interventional Cardiology · Omaha, NE
- Darius Sholevar, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Cherry Hill, NJ
- Farhad Abtahian Interventional Cardiology · Rochester, NY
- Luigi Di Biase, MD, PHD Cardiology · Bronx, NY
- Vijay S. Iyer, MD, PHD Cardiology · Amherst, NY
- Mohamed H. Kanj, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Beachwood, OH
- Chinmay P. Patel, MD Cardiology · Lancaster, PA
- Brian T. Schuler, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · York, PA
- Eric E. Johnson, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Memphis, TN
- Robert A. Pickett, M.D. Cardiac Electrophysiology · Nashville, TN
- Patrick Stevens, M.D. Cardiology · Chattanooga, TN
- Amir Kashani, MD, MS Interventional Cardiology · Houston, TX
- Andrea Natale, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Austin, TX
- Stanislav Weiner, MD Cardiac Electrophysiology · Longview, TX
- Vamsee M. Yaganti, MD Interventional Cardiology · Salt Lake City, UT
- Matthew Sherwood, M.D. Interventional Cardiology · Falls Church, VA
- Jeremiah P. Depta, M.D. Interventional Cardiology · Milwaukee, WI
Clinicians the company named as principal investigators in its Open Payments reports.
Sites paid to run it
- Nair Research LLC $54,123
- Novant Health Clinical Research LLC $53,046
- Scripps Mercy Hospital, CA $42,200
- HCA Research Institute LLC $41,215
- University of Alabama Hospital, AL $39,385
- Mayo Clinic $26,707
- Biomedical Research Alliance of New York $25,760
- Emory University Hospital, GA $25,133
- Community Hospital East, IN $23,889
- Rochester General Hospital $23,043
- St Lukes Hospital of Kansas City, MO $21,019
- University of Kansas Medical Center Research Institute Inc $18,808
- Uch-Memorial Health System, CO $18,753
- Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, CA $18,471
- Grandview Medical Group Research LLC $17,334
- Medstar Health Research Institute $17,198
- Aurora Research Institute LLC $16,497
- Sarasota Memorial Hospital, FL $15,160
- Hti Hospital Holdings Inc $15,120
- Clinical Trials Network of Tennessee $13,544
- Texas Cardiac Arrythmia Research $13,532
- Eisenhower Medical Center $12,756
- Cleveland Clinic, OH $10,873
- Virtua Health Inc $10,087
- Wake Forest University $9,485
- Nova Clinical Research Centers LLC $8,306
- Tmc Healthcare $7,921
- Hawaii PAcific Health $7,624
- West Houston Area Clinical Trial Consultants LLC $6,316
- Brigham and Women's Hospital, MA $5,514
- Inova Loudoun Hospital, VA $5,455
- Wellspan Health $5,193
- Phoenix Cardiovascular Research Group $4,967
- Corewell Health $4,500
- The Research Foundation for The State University of New York $4,294
- Pinnacle Health Cardiovascular Institute $4,029
- Christus Trinity Mother Frances Health System $4,011
- Pih Health Good Samaritan Hospital, CA $2,310
- Physicians Clinic Inc. $1,280
- Stern Cardiovascular Foundation Inc $1,221
- Hartford Hospital, CT $680
Sources: CMS Open Payments research payments (program year 2025) and ClinicalTrials.gov, U.S. National Library of Medicine.