Researchers evaluated a drug that represents a new class of anticoagulants known as Factor XI inhibitors for treating patients with atrial fibrillation as part of the AZALEA-TIMI 71 Study. The trial ...

Patients with atrial fibrillation are typically prescribed an anticoagulant, or blood thinner, to reduce the risk of stroke, but many may discontinue them or never receive a prescription due to ...

That's significant because the GI tract is the most common site of bleeding with DOACs, and this type of bleeding is the only one for which DOACs do not have a better risk profile ...

Various specialists will make up your AFib team. Treatments such as medications, nonsurgical procedures, and surgery can slow your heartbeat and bring it back into a normal rhythm. Your HAS-BLED ...

Clinically significant reductions in bleeding underscore abelacimab’s strong potential to address an unmet need for patients ...

The temporary pause follows reports of four cases of neurovascular events in the US external evaluation study.

One of the most commonly used types of medication to prevent strokes is blood thinners. These medications reduce the risk of ...

Saint Francis treated its first patient with pulsed-field ablation, which delivers pulsed electric fields to tissue to treat ...

Our Lady of Lourdes Regional Medical Center is embracing cutting-edge technology to transform how heart conditions are ...

Management of AF from a rate control or rhythm control perspective has been studied via a meta-analysis of 5 randomized trials. 7 Rate control in combination with anticoagulation as front-line ...

The results will support the company’s application for expanded labeling of its popular Farapulse pulsed field ablation system in a larger group of patients with atrial fibrillation.