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Anti-Clotting Medications
Anti-clottingdrugs that inhibit or break up blood clots are used at every stage of heart disease. They are generally classified aseither antiplatelets or anticoagulants. Investigators are also studying combinations of anti-clotting drugs, which may be useful in patients with severe heart disease. All anti-clotting therapies carry the risk of bleeding, which can lead to dangerous situations, including stroke.
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Have You Forgotten About Iodine?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...per day. But most of us have heard the advice repeated often over the past 20 years to reduce... Read more »
What if “normal” blood pressure is really high blood pressure?
By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert...enlarged left atrium (a risk for rhythm disorders like atrial fibrillation), and an enlarged... Read more »
Fosamax and Atrial Fibrillation Concerns
By Neil Gonter, MD , Health Expert...advised me to start taking Fosamax. My mother has atrial fibrillation. I was recently heard... Read more »
What Causes Atrial Fibrillation
By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health Expert...to a cardiologist after being newly diagnosed with Atrial fibrillation. He suffered from... Read more »
Atrial Fibrillation: Should I Be Worried?
By Dr. Kirk Laman: Wholehearted Cardiologist , Health Expert...that she had an abnormal cardiac arrhythmia called Atrial Fibrillation. She and the daughter... Read more »
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What Is A Stroke?
New Prevention GuidelinesIn 2006, the American Heart Association and American Stroke Association released updated guidelines for preventing a second stroke among patients who have... Read more »Stroke Prevention
...recommend that younger or low-risk women take daily aspirin for stroke and heart disease prevention.Control Atrial Fibrillation. People with atrial fibrillation should use anticoagulants to reduce... Read more »Hypothyroidism: Highlights
...underactive thyroid (subclinical hypothyroidism) may increase the risk of developing an irregular heart beat (atrial fibrillation), but it is not associated with other heart problems, suggests an... Read more »Stroke Information
...already narrowed artery and shuts off oxygen to part of the brain. A stroke occurs.Embolic Strokes and Atrial Fibrillation. An embolic stroke is usually caused by a dislodged blood clot that has... Read more »Stroke Prognosis
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Atrial Fibrillation Linked to Alzheimer?s
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June 22, 2007ST. LOUIS, Mo. (Ivanhoe Broadcast News) -- Atrial fibrillation affects more than 2 million Americans. It's a serious heart condition that can lead to... Read summary »
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