Overall, there was a “modest” decline in use of embolic protection in the year after the PROTECTED TAVR results were released ...

It can be further divided into thrombotic stroke and embolic stroke. ALSO READ: Is stress the sole culprit behind rising stroke cases? An expert busts the myth Patients with an ischemic type of ...

Approximately 45% of ischemic strokes are caused by small or large artery thrombus, 20% are embolic in origin, and others have an unknown cause (Hickey, 2003). Thrombosis can form in the ...

A risk-assessment tool incorporating NT-proBNP and high-sensitivity troponin performs better than clinical scores for ...

identification of emboli ... provided an independent predictor of ... elevated risk of stroke... Being able to spot these emboli means that it may be possible to plan an appropriate surgical ...

Pulmonary embolism is the third leading cause of cardiovascular death behind heart attack and stroke. The signs of this ...

The American Heart Association (AHA) announced the publication of a new scientific statement that summarizes differences in diagn ...