Doctors know patients with atrial fibrillation are at a higher risk of having a stroke, and now a new study finds that integrating two separate clinical risk score models helps clinicians more ...

image: Combining two independent, scientifically-proven risk measurements allows physicians to better predict an atrial fibrillation patient's risk of stroke or death. The tools also help determine ...

Current strategies to prevent stroke in atrial fibrillation may require a closer look, according to two new studies.

本研究通过整合多组学遗传数据，采用LDSC回归、跨性状分析和孟德尔随机化等前沿方法，系统解析了CHA2DS2-VASc评分与心源性栓塞性卒中（CES）的共享遗传机制，发现IL6R等关键基因通过免疫炎症通路介导疾病风险，为卒中精准防治提供新靶点。 卒中是全球第二大 ...

A recent British study published in European Heart Journal has reignited discussions on the role of sex as a determinant in prescribing anticoagulants, particularly for patients under the age of 65.

OCEAN, said Albert, provides important risk-benefit data that doctors can now use in discussions with their patients. For ...

Although patients with A-fib and those with atrial flutter (AFL) are generally managed by clinicians in much the same way for stroke prevention, new data suggest that a common risk score used for both ...

Left atrial appendage closure in patients with atrial fibrillation at high risk for stroke and bleeding did not meet ...

CHICAGO — New data presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions suggest that in a real-world setting, use of direct oral anticoagulants was lower than warfarin in patients with a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 70-year old woman with a prior history of asymptomatic atrial fibrillation (AFib). I've been in normal sinus rhythm since having two catheter ablations in 2018. I take Eliquis ...