USA: A new study from the AUGUSTUS trial has provided new insights into the most effective antithrombotic strategies for ...

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Assessing when to initiate anticoagulation in atrial fibrillation is not improved by including gender, says the ESC in their ...

Catriona Reddin, MB, BCh, from the University of Galway in Ireland, and colleagues examined whether the importance of individual risk factors for stroke differ by stroke severity. Stroke severity was ...

Also known as A-fib, atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often fast heart rhythm that can lead to blood clots forming in ...

Some hearts are round, others more elongated, and as it turns out, these differences aren't just simple curiosities; they ...

A trio of risk factors not only increase your risk of stroke, but they also raise the odds that such a stroke will be ...

The FDA has granted a de novo clearance to a wearable device—with a form factor you’re familiar with—that can check patients ...

The findings are based on wearable-collected, real-world data, independent of clinical and genetic risk factors.

A new study links smoking, high blood pressure, and atrial fibrillation to a heightened risk of severe, disabling strokes.

Left atrial appendage occlusion vs continuation of oral anticoagulation therapy alone is linked to reduced ischemic stroke risk in select patients with nonvalvular AF.