Anticoagulants used for arrhythmia can have different thrombus formation rates
Anticoagulants are recommended for atrial fibrillation due to the high risk of stroke. However, bleeding complications can occur as a side effect. Researchers in Japan examined several types of anticoagulants and found that the rates of thrombus formation are...
Closure of left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain
Closure of the left atrial appendage during heart surgery protects the brain, according to late-breaking research presented in a Hot Line LBCT Session at ESC Congress. The results suggest that closure should be routinely added to open heart surgery. "This is the first...
Atrial fibrillation and blood pressure: more than just a number
New research presented at ESC Congress today shows, for the first time, that blood pressure control is pivotal in reducing major bleeding and stroke risk in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF). The range of variability in a patient's systolic blood pressure (SBP)...
Memorandum of Understanding between SAFE and ESO
Stroke Alliance for Europe (SAFE) and European Stroke Organisation (ESO) signed the Memorandum of Understanding in Prague this spring, at the first day of the ESOC 2017. In this video of Prof. Valeria Caso and Jon Barrick (SAFE) are being interviewed about the...
Subarachnoid hemorrhage and the need for expert treatment
Research led by the head of the Barrow Neurological Institute and published in the July 20, 2017 issue of The New England Journal of Medicine reveals that subarachnoid hemorrhages, which are caused by ruptured brain aneurysms, account for 5-10 percent of all strokes...
