European Society of Cardiology (ESC) guidance advises that treatment should last for at least six weeks in patients with ...

In addition, three cardiosurgical procedures were done: aortic valve replacement in the patient with a septic embolism and tumor excision in patients with atrial myxoma. In addition to the usual ...

Background: Risk stratification for embolism in cardiac myxomas remains poorly explored ... Other factors like smoking, atrial fibrillation, tumor size, age, body mass index (BMI), diabetes, left ...

Introduction: Cardiac myxoma is a rare and benign primary ... in 57% (n=31), asymptomatic in 20% (n=11), and embolism in 15% (n=8). Auscultation was normal in 75% (n=46). Complete arrhythmia by atrial ...

Harbaugh revealed in Week 6 that he is dealing with atrial flutter, a type of heart rhythm disorder. It can cause the heart to beat at an abnormally high rate. A flare-up caused him to seek ...

The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF ... “The real message is, are you talking about the risk of stroke and systemic embolism to your patient, so that the patient understands that risk?” ...

Rivaroxaban is indicated for reducing the risk of stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation • It is used for preventing deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which may ...

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Mass screening for atrial fibrillation using ECG together with heart failure biomarker does not prevent ischaemic stroke or systemic embolism (blood clot) in older adults aged 75-76 years over 5 ...

A 43-year-old man who developed numbness and impaired fine motor skills in his left arm lasting approximately 10 min while chanting during a football match, attended our emergency room. The patient, ...

Cardiac tumours are often an incidental finding; when they do cause symptoms, they can be systemic (pyrexia and fatigue), cardiac (arrhythmia, chest pain and obstructive) or embolic (stroke ... which ...