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Atrial Fibrillation Heart Health Medical Care Off-label Use of Device to Prevent Stroke in A-fib Patients Can Be Fatal By article The Lariat device, which has been cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for soft tissue approximation (placement … Read More→
Atrial Fibrillation Heart Health Some Afib Patients Get Unnecessary Blood Thinners By article About a quarter of all atrial fibrillation (AF) patients at the lowest risk for stroke receive unnecessary blood thinners from … Read More→