Empagliflozin reduces the risk of a composite of cardiovascular death or hospitalization for heart failure in patients with heart failure and a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) with or without diabetes. That's the finding ...
Aug 27, 2021
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The clot-inhibiting drug apixaban (trade name: Eliquis) has been approved in Germany since November 2012 for the prevention of embolism and stroke in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation. In an early benefit assessment ...
Aug 2, 2013
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Antithrombotic therapy is prescribed to prevent thrombotic (blood clotting inside a blood vessel) events but the treatment also increases the likelihood of experiencing a bleeding event, which can be extremely serious if ...
Mar 25, 2022
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Long-term overtreatment with the anti-clotting drug warfarin, combined with antiplatelet therapy with aspirin or clopidigrel to prevent stroke, may raise the risk of dementia in people with atrial fibrillation, according ...
Nov 16, 2014
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(HealthDay)—A pill widely taken to prevent heart attack and stroke may also guard against cancer, new research suggests.
Nov 6, 2017
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High frequency source ablation is as safe and effective as a more standard ablation treatment for patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation, according to a late-breaking clinical trial presented at the American Heart Association's ...
Nov 20, 2013
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Migraines may raise the risks for cardio-cerebrovascular diseases (CCDs), particularly in women, according to a study recently published in the Journal of Clinical Neurology.
Jul 5, 2022
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The vast majority of people who have a minimally invasive heart valve replacement procedure do not participate in recommended cardiac rehabilitation, a Michigan Medicine-led study finds.
Oct 9, 2023
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The impact of atrial fibrillation on ischaemic stroke risk in elderly patients is eliminated with multiple risk factors, according to an 11 year study in more than 425 000 patients presented at ESC Congress today. The findings ...
Aug 30, 2015
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Atrial fibrillation is an irregular and often rapid heart rate that can increase your risk of stroke and other heart-related complications. Up to 6.1 million people in the U.S. have the condition, according to the Centers ...
Feb 20, 2020
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