Mobile thrombi on CV implantable electronic device leads are readily identified with intracardiac echocardiography despite being under-recognized with transthoracic echocardiography, according to a ...
The newer class of oral anticoagulants that have been supplanting the traditional mainstay warfarin for a variety of indications may be inferior for at least one use — getting rid of left ventricular ...
Including cardiac CT in the initial hyperacute stroke imaging protocol gives a higher yield for detecting high-risk cardioaortic sources of embolism than the current practice of performing later ...
CHICAGO, IL—Patients who develop thrombus in the left ventricle following myocardial infarction fare equally well when treated with rivaroxaban (Xarelto; Bayer/Janssen) as they do with warfarin, the ...
INTRODUCTION Restoring sinus rhythm in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF)/atrial flutter (AFl) requires adequate oral anticoagulation prior to direct current cardioversion (DCC). Some patients ...
Colchicine fails to protect against myocardial injury in STEMI when given at the time of reperfusion then continued for 5 days after, according to data from the randomized COVERT-MI. There also is a ...