In a subset of patients that had experienced a previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA), treatment with the investigational drug apixaban resulted in a reduced rate of stroke and systemic embolism compared with warfarin, according to a recent subset analysis of a major clinical trial. Stroke is the third-leading…
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Patients with rheumatoid arthritis (RA) have higher risks of atrial fibrillation (AF) and stroke than the general population, Danish researchers have found. “Overall, our findings corresponded to 1 new case of atrial fibrillation per 12 rheumatoid arthritis patients followed for 10 years after diagnosis,” the authors wrote in their paper…
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Stroke propensity is increased under atrial fibrillation hemodynamics
A simulation study Citation: Choi HW, Navia JA, Kassab GS (2013) Stroke Propensity Is Increased under Atrial Fibrillation Hemodynamics: A Simulation Study. PLoS ONE 8(9): e73485. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0073485 Published: September 5, 2013 Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained dysfunction in heart rhythm clinically and has been identified as…
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