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HELSINKI, Finland — The pros and cons of early vs late initiation of a direct oral anticoagulant (OAC) after acute ischemic stroke in the setting of atrial fibrillation (AF) for secondary prevention ...

Anticoagulation is a critical component in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases. Large randomised controlled trials have ...

BARCELONA, Spain—Promising results from multiple phase II studies of oral factor XIa inhibitors presented here at the European Society of Cardiology Congress 2022 warrant moving on to phase III trials ...

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When atrial fibrillation (AF) is detected after a cerebrovascular event, it should be treated with oral anticoagulation: that’s the general consensus of stroke experts speaking in a session on ...

Is it time for universal screening for atrial fibrillation (AF), the most commonly treated type of arrhythmia that sets people up for strokes? For now, however, US organizations that issue guidelines ...

We conducted an international, open-label, randomized, blinded-outcome-assessment trial involving 1284 patients who had undergone successful catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation at least 1 year ...

Data from more than 13,000 patients with AF show that the use of edoxaban over four years is associated with a low annualised rate of all-cause death, ischaemic stroke and major bleeding. 1, 2 The ...