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Study Highlights: A 30-day, low-dose regimen of the blood-thinner apixaban is no more effective than one to two weeks on standard therapy for preventing a type of blood clot called venous...

Study Highlights: The anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban reduced the risk of death, heart attack and stroke in patients hospitalized for heart attack or chest pain. However, as with other...

Study Highlights: Vorapaxar, a new anti-platelet drug, failed to reduce patients' odds of experiencing adverse outcomes after treatment for unstable angina or a heart attack due to a partial...

Study Highlights: Having a transient ischemic attack (TIA), or "mini stroke," could lower your life expectancy. Survival rates after TIA were 20 percent lower than expected nine years...

Statement Highlights: Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM) is a treatable disease compatible with normal longevity. HCM is the most common inherited cardiac disease, occurring in one per 500...

Study Highlights: Quitting smoking after a stroke was more likely if the portion of the brain responsible for processing emotions was affected. Those who planned to stop smoking before...

Guideline Highlights: Healthy habits and optimal medical treatment can improve survival and quality of life for people who have been diagnosed with heart disease, or experienced a heart attack...

Study Highlights: Poorer countries and those that spend less on health care have greater incidences of stroke and stroke death than wealthier nations. Stroke patients in poorer countries...

DALLAS, Oct. 25, 2011 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The American Stroke Association has joined other international organizations to urge people globally to "Act Now" to reduce stroke on World Stroke Day, Oct....

Study Highlights: Insomnia was associated with a moderately higher chance of heart attack, according to a Norwegian study. Patients and healthcare providers should discuss sleep problems...