Context The left atrial appendage (LAA) has been suggested to be the dominant location of thrombus in atrial fibrillation (AF) and has led to the development of LAA occlusion as a therapeutic modality ...

Although it is the technique of choice for detecting atrial masses and thrombi in the left atrial appendage, its value for diagnosing LV thrombus is limited because the apex is most often not well ...

Delayed intracranial hemorrhage is uncommon in patients with mild traumatic brain injury receiving anticoagulant therapy, a study finds.

BACKGROUND: Evaluation of whether dyspnea has a cardiac cause is essential. Guidelines from 2016 were reported to result in a ...

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Pervasive presence of microplastics in the environment adversely affects plants, animals, and humans. But what is ...