Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther. 2012;10(4):433-439. Another important trial that needs discussion is the ROCKET AF trial. ROCKET AF studied 14,264 patients with nonvalvular AF and compared the Factor ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a major cause of ischemic stroke, especially in the elderly. There are currently enough data to support the notion that anticoagulation with warfarin or dabigatran is ...

Medicare covers the Watchman procedure for eligible beneficiaries with nonvalvular AFib. To qualify for Medicare coverage, people must meet specific criteria, including having nonvalvular AFib ...

Frye Regional Medical Center, a Duke LifePoint facility and Duke Health affiliate in heart care, has completed 400 procedures using a minimally invasive implant—a key advancement in stroke prevention ...

Background and Purpose— The purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of improved antithrombotic treatment in atrial fibrillation after the introduction of non–vitamin K antagonist oral ...

A Finnish nationwide study using linked administrative registries followed 168 121 patients with incident AF (2009–2017) until the first‐ever intracerebral or subarachnoid hemorrhage, death, or study ...

Objective Patients with Fontan surgery experience late complications in adulthood. We studied the factors associated with the development and maintenance of atrial arrhythmias and thromboembolic ...