Direct oral anticoagulants were associated with lower risks of ischemic stroke or systemic embolism and bleeding compared with warfarin. The study included patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and ...

No benefit in terms of prevention of ischemic stroke, transient ischemic attack and cardiovascular mortality after 1 year was observed when surgical left atrial appendage occlusion was performed in ...

Anticoagulation is a critical component in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Large randomised controlled trials have ...

The Cottage Heart & Vascular Center’s structural heart team at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital (SBCH) recently performed their 1,000th WATCHMAN device procedure, a minimally invasive solution for ...

Kadlec Regional Medical Center is now providing the WATCHMAN device, a heart implant designed to prevent strokes in people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) not linked to heart ...

Patients with heart failure and atrial fibrillation (AF) at the time of mitral transcatheter edge-to-edge repair (M-TEER) for severe mitral regurgitation are more than twice as likely to die or be ...

If you don’t know someone who has experienced Atrial Fibrillation, commonly referred to as AFib, odds are you will at some point. Estimates show up to 12 million people may be affected by AFib by the ...