What to know about SCAD, a less common type of heart attack that disproportionately affects women
A spontaneous coronary artery dissection, or SCAD, leads to bleeding inside the artery wall. A survivor shares her symptoms.
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Survey Finds Many Still Believe Daily Aspirin Prevents Heart Attack, Despite Updated Medical Advice
Many people believe that taking a daily aspirin helps prevent having a heart attack, despite updated medical advice ...
Older patients can inadvertently be put at risk when they are taken off blood-thinning drugs
For patients with atrial fibrillation, the risk of stroke or heart attack from stopping anticoagulants usually outweighs the ...
The Tipping Point
Design and production by Michael Beswetherick. Senior video production by Jeesoo K. Park. Editing by Abby Goodnough, Esha Ray ...
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Stroke and bleeding risks in Asian and non-Asian patients with atrial fibrillation: further insights into the ‘East Asian Paradox’
The ‘East Asian Paradox’ refers to a unique risk-benefit trade-off observed in Asian patients for thrombosis versus bleeding, ...
Dr. Keith Roach: Woman with AFib gets recommended a Watchman device
When choosing how to reduce the risk of stroke, a clinician uses tools to estimate the risk of stroke and serious bleeding ...
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Bleeding risk with apixaban and dabigatran similar to aspirin
A systematic review and meta-analysis estimating the differences in bleeding risks between therapeutic-dose non-vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) and single antiplatelet therapy (aspirin) found ...
Could banning some rat poisons lead to better pest control in Mass.?
Anticoagulant rat poisons, known as SGARs, not only avoid addressing the root cause of rodent infestations, they’re also ...