A systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the differences in bleeding risks between therapeutic-dose non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and single antiplatelet therapy (aspirin) found ...

For other patients with atrial fibrillation ... In 2006 the American College of Cardiology, American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology ...

Medtronic announced that new findings from the company-sponsored DiVERT Stroke clinical study showed women spent less time in t ...

A new report shows that almost half of the adults in the US aren't aware of the latest health guidelines around aspirin, which claim the risks of a daily low-dose aspirin outweigh the benefits. This ...

BACKGROUND: Hypertensive disorders of pregnancy (HDP) are a major cause of maternal morbidity and mortality and are associated with acute cardiac events in the peripartum period, as well as ...

A rapid heartbeat and shortness of breath could be signs of atrial fibrillation (AFib), an irregular heartbeat. Dr. Jim Stone, a cardiac electrophysiologist at North Medical Center in Tupelo, helps ...

A recent Brazilian study published in Nature Cardiovascular Research has highlighted promising pathways for preventing and ...

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 ...

In Friday's Health headlines, it's heart month, and we're talking about AFib, portable EKG devices, and how stress this season can be hard on the heart.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — In Friday’s Health headlines, February is heart month, and we’re talking about AFib, portable EKG devices, and how stress this season can be hard on the heart.

More than 100 million people globally have had a stroke, but there are ways to reduce your risk and spot the signs of stroke ...

As the population ages, atrial fibrillation (AF) prevalence increases, but data on optimal oral anticoagulation (OAC) in patients ≥80 years remain limited. This study tested whether direct OACs offer ...