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

Light has long been recognized as a critical regulator of human health, influencing everything from hormone secretion to cardiovascular rhythms. Published in the journal, Journal of Thrombosis and ...

Obesity was found to be an independent risk factor for postoperative pulmonary embolism in anterior cervical discectomy and fusion patients, according to a stud ...

A new study suggests that a simple blood test could help doctors quickly determine whether a stroke is caused by bleeding or ...

When Aletah Whitman's leg suddenly jolted her awake at 3 a.m. on Nov. 12, 2023, she had no idea it was the first sign of a ...

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding ...

My neighbor had a stroke and received a "clot buster" medication. Then, I found out my uncle had a surgery after a stroke.

Flossing your teeth at least once a week may be linked to a lower risk of stroke caused by a blood clot blocking brain blood ...

People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an irregular heartbeat ...

However, successful clot aspiration is not guaranteed in every ADAPT procedure. We have observed that when the catheter effectively ingested the clot, the catheter tip displayed a distinct fluttering ...