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 ...

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

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

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 ...

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 ...

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

another UK project – called STAR Mapping – was launched to apply AI to identify the causes of AFib in the hope that the insights could help patients avoid anti-arrhythmic drug treatment.