Stroke

Tiny device blocks 'useless' part of heart, prevents blood clots

Published in Blood Weekly, May 9th, 2002

A tiny device implanted into the heart to prevent blood clots could reduce the risk of strokes in people with atrial fibrillation (AF), researchers report in the April 9, 2002, rapid-access publication of Circulation: Journal of the American Heart Association.

About 2 million Americans have been diagnosed with atrial fibrillation, a type of irregular heartbeat. About 15% of strokes occur in people with atrial fibrillation. Each year, about 600,000 Americans suffer a new or recurrent stroke.

Previous studies indicate that more than 90% of nonrheumatic AF-related strokes result from a blood clot that forms in the left atrial appendage, a...

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