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 ...

One way to control AFib is to take rhythm control medication, which helps your heart return to and stay in a normal rhythm. Life with AFib has its challenges. But with the right treatment and ...

Abelacimab, a factor XI inhibitor, demonstrated a 62–69% reduction in major bleeding compared to rivaroxaban in atrial fibrillation patients at moderate-to-high stroke risk, with comparable safety and ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Looking back, Kokomo resident Mike Beatty knew he had something as a teenager, but he couldn’t put a name to it. Whenever he’d overexert himself, he’d feel “different,” but it would go away with rest.