WASHINGTON, DC—In patients undergoing high-risk PCI with hemodynamic support, use of a bleeding alert system was associated with less major access-site-related bleeding and allowed for early ...

If the novel factor XI inhibitor abelacimab reaches the market for patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) who require anticoagulation, it may not be necessary to interrupt treatment ahead of invasive ...

Favorable bleeding outcomes related to abelacimab have positioned the medication as a potential game changer in the treatment of atrial fibrillation. One of the core results from AZALEA-TIMI 71 was ...

Investigators analyzed pooled data from two randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled clinical trials in China of patients with MIS or HRTIA who were receiving DAPT. Patients (n = 7440, median age, ...

Despite WHO recommending against its routine use, many episiotomies are still performed during childbirthHaving an episiotomy ...

Having an episiotomy, a surgical cut to the vagina during childbirth, doubles the risk of postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) in ...

DOACs should be interrupted for at least 2 full days before urologic procedures with high-risk for bleeding and at least 1 day after, a review of limited evidence concludes. Urologic cancer biopsies, ...

NEW ORLEANS – Standard medical care seemed to be a better bet than a catheter-based procedure in high-risk patients with atrial fibrillation (Afib), according to the CLOSURE-AF study. The trial had a ...

Patients recently diagnosed with cancer show an increased risk for major bleeding after myocardial infarction, with the risk ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Reduced dosing of direct oral anticoagulants for VTE conferred comparable efficacy as full dosing. Reduced ...

Heart doctors at OhioHealth Mansfield Hospital this month celebrated their 500th procedure to help reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation. The milestone left atrial appendage ...