New indications for these drugs have been granted for patients with atrial fibrillation and following orthopedic surgery.
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Before Pradaxa was approved, advertisements were running on TV telling patients to ask their doctors about atrial fibrillation.
The role of one major cause of stroke, atrial fibrillation (AF), has not been the subject of close scrutiny.
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Non-valvular atrial fibrillation refers to atrial fibrillation in patients who do not have significant problems in their heart valves.
This means that in the atrial fibrillation market, Eliquis now has an advantage.
In contrast, the surgery patients had higher rates of bleeding and atrial fibrillation.
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An irregular heartbeat, known as atrial fibrillation, can also lead to ischaemic stroke.
But more than one alcoholic drink can have consequences: Excessive drinking can trigger atrial fibrillation, a form of irregular heartbeat.
Fish oil capsules failed to prevent flare-ups of atrial fibrillation, a common heart rhythm problem, in a large study in 2010.
Atrial fibrillation occurs in more than 2 million Americans and is one of the most common types of abnormal heart rhythm.
Coordinated efforts are needed to face the increasing challenge of optimal stroke prevention and rhythm management in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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Mr Flood suffers from an irregular heart rhythm condition called atrial fibrillation.
If it persists, atrial fibrillation ups your odds of suffering a stroke.
Patients with persistent or permanent atrial fibrillation are also indicated for single chamber ventricular pacers unless efforts are being made to restore sinus rhythm.
The number of patients with atrial fibrillation is likely to increase 2.5-fold during the next 50 years, reflecting the growing proportion of elderly individuals.
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Our study confirms that atrial fibrillation is common among older adults and provides a contemporary basis for estimates of prevalence in the United States.
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The 663 patient trial compared patients with a type of atrial fibrillation called paroxysmal AF, giving half the fish oil pill and half a placebo.
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Growth in sales was strongest in the atrial fibrillation and neuromodulation segments, which posted respective gains for the full year of 26% and 17% over 2005.
Now catheter ablation is being used for the most common rhythm problem atrial fibrillation, which plagues about 3 million Americans and 15 million people worldwide.
The government's watchdog NICE says patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), an erratic and sometimes fast heartbeat, can now have rivaroxiban instead of the existing drug warfarin.
New research has found that patients with cryptogenic stroke may be suffering from an irregular heartbeat condition known as atrial fibrillation, a known cause of stroke.
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The research suggests that current monitoring of patients with cryptogenic strokes for atrial fibrillation may not be long enough, which is why the condition has gone undetected.
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Atrial fibrillation is the most common clinically significant cardiac arrhythmia.
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The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today approved the anti-clotting drug Xarelto rivaroxaban to reduce the risk of stroke in people who have abnormal heart rhythm non-valvular atrial fibrillation.
Opinion is nearly unanimous among cardiologists that endurance athletics significantly increases the risk of atrial fibrillation, an arrhythmia that is estimated to be the cause of one third of all strokes.
The recent DANPACE trial is cited showing reduced incidence of atrial fibrillation and need for reoperation in the patients with SND getting dual chamber devices versus single chamber atrial devices.
Doctors consider discontinuation of dronedarone if atrial fibrillation reoccurs.
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They found that giving statins before surgery reduced the incidence of post-operative atrial fibrillation, suggesting a beneficial effect for patients with a statin treatment when compared to patients without a statin therapy.
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The doctors behind Health eHeart also hope to help solve the riddle of what causes atrial fibrillation, an irregular heartbeat that can lead to stroke and now affects more than three million Americans.
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If Xarelto is not approved to prevent strokes in patients with atrial fibrillation, a heart rhythm disorder, Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer could benefit if their drug, Eliquis, does reach the market.
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