The following baseline variables were obtained from the SCAN study database: age, sex, hypertension, dyslipidemia, diabetes, smoking, atrial fibrillation, past stroke ... (computed tomography or ...

What is the difference between prediabetes and diabetes, and which do I have? I am male, 85 years old, 170 pounds, and 6 feet ...

Magnetic resonance imaging (brain MRI ... and improving the management of cardiac arrhythmias (i.e., atrial fibrillation). He completed his BS and MS in exercise physiology and was a member ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia and predisposes patients to stroke and systemic embolism. Vitamin K antagonists have been the only available oral anticoagulants for ...

Atrial fibrillation (AF ... warfarin or dabigatran is far superior to aspirin in the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism in AF. There is no dispute on the recommendations that ...

Findings from the BHF PROTECT-TAVI trial indicate that the routine use of cerebral embolic protection devices ... does not decrease the incidence of stroke within 72 h after the intervention.