This leads to stagnant blood in the appendage, which causes clot formation ( thrombosis). Risk factors for atrial fibrillation include: The heart's main pumping chambers, the ventricles ...

The Watchman device is providing protection from blood clots and strokes for those patients at risk because of their AFib.

Flossing at least once a week may lower the risk of stroke and atrial fibrillation, according to preliminary results from a ...

Regular flossing (at least once a week) may reduce the risk of stroke linked to blood clots from the heart and conditions ...

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 ...

Dignity Health Atrial fibrillation (AFib) is a common heart rhythm disorder that affects millions of people worldwide. By 2030, it is estimated that 12 million Americans will have ...

People who floss their teeth at least once a week are reducing their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot, researchers are ...

Novartis has brought abelacimab back into the fold. Six years after spinning the asset out to form Anthos Therapeutics, ...

Novartis (NVS) has sealed a $3.1 billion deal to acquire clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company Anthos Therapeutics. The ...

During atrial fibrillation and ... and rouleaux formation of red blood cells, which is seen as “spontaneous echo contrast” on echocardiography. If a thrombus in the left atrial appendage ...