Blood thinners (anticoagulants) cause bleeding without preventing stroke in patients with atrial high rate episodes (AHRE), but without electrocardiogram (ECG)-diagnosed atrial fibrillation, according ...

Dr. Hugh Calkins answers the question: 'Atrial Fibrillation vs. Atrial Flutter?' — -- Question: My doctor told me I sometimes have atrial fibrillation and at other times have atrial flutter. What ...

The effect of early as compared with later initiation of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) in persons with atrial fibrillation who have had an acute ischemic stroke is unclear. We performed an ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Data show early anticoagulation after acute stroke in people with atrial fibrillation is safe when indicated.

Atrial fibrillation (AF), which affects approximately 3-6 million people in the United States, is a risk factor for thromboembolic events including stroke, cardiovascular events, and death. This ...

Oral anticoagulants can prevent thrombotic events and save lives in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and other conditions, but they don’t in and of themselves make patients feel better. As such, ...

The 12-lead ECG remains the gold standard of diagnosing AF. 8 The ECG will be positive for lack of a p-wave, an oscillatory baseline wave with varying amplitudes, irregular rhythm, and the classic ...

The anticoagulant medication dabigatran yielded similar results to warfarin for the prevention of cognitive decline in older adults with atrial fibrillation after two years of treatment, according to ...

A 76-year-old man on dabigatran for rate-controlled atrial fibrillation had follow-up transthoracic echocardiography (TTE) after bioprosthetic valve replacements. An echogenic, nonmobile mass (3.8 × 1 ...