Flossing was associated with a 44% lower risk of cardioembolic stroke, a 22% lower risk of ischemic stroke and a 12% lower risk of atrial fibrillation, according to research presented at the American ...

The benefit of direct oral anticoagulants on stroke risk in patients with prior intracerebral hemorrhage and atrial ...

Apixaban significantly reduces stroke risk in people with subclinical atrial fibrillation and prior stroke history.

In February 2024, Corewell Health introduced pulsed field ablation, a treatment procedure significantly safer than previous AFib treatments, at several of its Michigan hospitals. PFA applies a ...

IV thrombolysis given within 4.5 hours of acute pontine infarction may significantly reduce neurological deterioration vs ...

The clot-dissolving medication, alteplase, improved stroke patients' recovery by more than 50% when given up to 24 hours after the beginning of an ischemic stroke, according to preliminary ...

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery ...

The Watchman device is providing protection from blood clots and strokes for those patients at risk because of their AFib.

Background Iron deficiency (ID) is common in patients with atrial fibrillation/flutter (AF), but its prognostic implications and optimal diagnostic criteria, particularly in those with and without ...

Background Differences in the clinical outcomes and level of risk among Asian versus non-Asian patients with atrial ...