Abstract The Canadian Cardiovascular Society (CCS) atrial fibrillation (AF) guidelines
program was developed to aid clinicians in the management of these complex patients, as …

Vitamin C is an essential nutrient with important antioxidant properties. Higher vitamin C
intake appears to be associated with positive effects on cardiovascular risk factors in cohort …

Intracardiac thrombi can occur in a variety of locations and are frequently encountered in
clinical practice. Yet evidence-based guidance for clinicians managing patients with …

Objective Left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus has heretofore been considered a
contraindication to percutaneous LAA closure (LAAC). Data regarding its management are …

Objectives To determine whether quantitative radiomic features from cardiac CT could
differentiate the left atrial appendage (LAA) thrombus from circulatory stasis in patients with …

Non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) is a common form of cardiac arrhythmia that affects 1–
1.5% of adults and roughly 10% of elderly adults with dysphagia. Apixaban is an …

Background The importance of inflammation in thrombosis is increasingly appreciated.
Neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and monocyte to high-density lipoprotein ratio (MHR) are …

Background Non‐vitamin K oral anticoagulants (NOACs) have emerged as alternatives to
vitamin K antagonists in select situations. For left atrial (LA) appendage thrombus in …

Background: Stroke is predominately attributed to left atrial thrombus (LAT) in patients with
nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), however, its detection rate in real clinical practice has …

Stroke is a hemostatic disease associated with thrombosis/hemorrhage caused by
intracranial vascular injury with spectrum of clinical phenotypes and variable prognostic …