Atrial Fibrillation

-Atherothrombosis is a serious disease that is linked to other severe and often fatal diseases. Nearly 12 million people worldwide die every year of diseases ociated with atherothrombosis. Some of these diseases include stroke, myocardial infarction, and peripheral arterial disease.
Atherothrombosis occurs when a blood clot forms on fatty deposits in the wall of a blood [...]

INR (International Normalized Ratio) Blood Test. This is a measurement for the length of time it takes blood to clot. The increments of time are not measured in seconds or minutes but instead by a sort of metric time agreed upon by international medical organizations. Normally a healthy person’s INR is measured at ‘1.0′. If [...]

In this one minute Ochsner HealthLink, Dr. John “JP” Reilly, Ochsner Cardiologist, gives the definition of a stroke and how strokes and the blood clots ociated with a stroke are to be treated.
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Doctors at the Virginia Commonwealth University Medical Center are performing a new procedure that may eliminate atrial fibrillation, a common rhythm abnormality in the heart’s upper chambers and a major cause of stroke. The technique, called a modified Mini-Maze, offers hope to patients who previously have had limited treatment options.
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Interventional radiology’s drug-device technique breaks up/removes blood clots to help prevent permanent leg damage and disability.
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Learn about deep vein thrombosis with Baptist Health.
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A range of treatments for the irregular heartbeat known as atrial fibrillation aim to reduce the chance of a stroke, and ease symptoms, for millions.
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www.lifelinescreening.com - During Afib, the heart’s upper chambers (the atria) beat irregularly or quiver, instead of beating effectively. As a result, the blood isn’t pumped completely out of the atria and may pool. Pooled blood is likely to form a clot. If the clot dislodges from the atria, it can travel to the brain (or [...]