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 ...

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 ...

Atrial fibrillation has no definite cure, although its symptoms can be reduced and blood clots may be prevented. This article will review the various treatments for atrial fibrillation ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common abnormal heart rhythm affecting 6 million people in the USA and can cause strokes and heart failure. Conventional treatments are successful but may need to ...

Atrial fibrillation, or A-fib, is an irregular heart rhythm that increases a person's risk of stroke, heart failure and even ...

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

Baseline characteristics and antiarrhythmic drugs used were similar in ... AF burden by 25% (2.50% control vs. 1.87% treatment). Atrial fibrillation burden decreased progressively in both groups ...

It can be treated with drugs or ECV to try to restore ... so there is a need to predict which patients with AFib are most suitable for this type of treatment. If effective the benefits could ...

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.