Analysis: More Patients Consistently Take Dabigatran Than Warfarin
According to a recent analysis of U.S. administrative data, patients that have nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF) who are being treated with Dabigatran are more persistent when it comes to taking...
Brain Maps May Aid Doctors During Epileptic Surgery
Recent research has found that brain maps may aid doctors who are performing epileptic surgeries. This new technique may also help doctors to better plan for treatments in epileptics. The...
Silent AF May Increase Vascular Brain Disease Risks in Diabetics
According to recent research that was conducted during an Italian study and published in the August 6 Journal of the American College of Cardiology, subclinical atrial fibrillation (AF) episodes might...
Study: Drugs Cannot Prevent AF after CABG
Information from a new study is showing that prescription medications do not work very well in preventing patients from developing atrial fibrillation (AF) after coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG)....
Study: Bleeding Risks Ignored as Aspirin Still Combined with Anticoagulants in AF Treatment
According to a new study that was published online July 16, 2013 in Circulation, more than a third of AF patients who were being treated with anticoagulant medications were also...