A thrombus is a blood clot in the circulatory system. It attaches to the site at which it formed and remains there, hindering blood flow. Doctors describe the development of a thrombus as thrombosis.

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 ...

BOSTON, MA—Subclinical thrombi on transcatheter aortic valves becomes more “organized” the longer the implanted valve remains in vivo, a finding that may have implications for the potential treatment ...

The effectiveness of rivaroxaban, a direct oral anticoagulant, in resolving acute left ventricular thrombus in patients with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) was similar to that of ...