While blood clots serve an essential purpose in healing injuries, they can transform into life-threatening conditions when ...

Weill Cornell Medicine researchers have found that intracranial hemorrhages, or "brain bleeds" caused by a ruptured blood vessel in the brain, double a person’s risk of developing dementia later in ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack an ...

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.

Definitive answers haven't come, but father and son share a genetic abnormality that increases the risk of blood clotting, ...

A new study has found that the clot-dissolving drug alteplase can significantly improve stroke recovery even when given up to ...

Erin Adelekun, who had a stroke days after giving birth, raises awareness as "Stroke Mama." Her stroke symptoms included a severe headache and a limp arm.

Researchers continue to advance the science to determine best treatments for stroke. Based on an international study of 530 patients, researchers discovered that while the clot retrieval procedure ...

Flossing your teeth at least once a week might lower the risk of stroke caused by blood clots and irregular heartbeats, ...

If left untreated, Afib can lead to stroke, heart failure and premature cardiac death. But fortunately, Afib is treatable and, in some cases, preventable.