St. Luke's Health-Memorial Hospital Lufkin recently announced a significant advancement in cardiovascular care, becoming the first and only hospital in Deep East Texas to successfully perform a ...

While other device-based closures have demonstrated notable rates of atrial fibrillation (5.7–6.6%) and device-related adverse events, the NobleStitch™ system's fully suture-mediated approach ...

The Trump administration is considering a plan to raise tens of billions of dollars with a new fee that would transform the patent system, a radical move that would likely fuel pushback from ...

Among patients aged older than 60 years in the US, patent foramen ovale closure decreases risk for recurrent ischemic stroke. Patent foramen ovale (PFO) closure decreases recurrent ischemic stroke (IS ...

Strokes are a significant cause of death and disability worldwide, with an increasing incidence in young adults (aged 18–50 years). Approximately 60% of cryptogenic ischemic strokes in young adults ...

Migraine with aura is the most prominent individual risk factor for unexplained stroke in adults younger than 50 years, particularly in women and in those with patent foramen ovale (PFO), a new study ...

Among adults ages 18-49 (median age of 41 years) who were born with a hole in the upper chambers of their heart known as patent foramen ovale (PFO), strokes of unknown cause were more strongly ...

Pittsburgh Penguins defenseman Kris Letang has battled countless injuries, ailments, and setbacks in his NHL career. The 37-year-old puck-mover is set to battle back once again after his latest ...

An association between stress and cryptogenic ischemic stroke was observed in young women, but not young men, in a case-control study. (Neurology) Pooled cohort data suggested a likely causal ...