Increased relative risk of stroke and myocardial infarction, but absolute risk is low Approximately 80% of women worldwide have used hormonal contraception at some point in their lives.1 This high ...

The most common formulation of birth control pills has been linked to a doubling of relative risk of heart attack and stroke, ...

A real-world Danish registry study showed a significant increased relative risk, but small absolute risk, for stroke and ...

Carotid artery thrombus, particularly free-floating thrombus (FFT), poses a significant risk for acute ischemic events such as strokes. The management of carotid artery thrombus is critical ...

Thrombosis of the ulnar artery can be a cause of significant morbidity. Most often a consequence of blunt trauma to the hypothenar eminence of the hand, it may be attributable to one traumatic ...

whereas emboli extracted from the internal carotid artery reached a maximum width of 5 mm. Each thrombus sample had a unique histological appearance, despite the majority being composed of a ...

However, each woman's absolute risk remained low: Use of the estrogen/progestin pill translated to one extra stroke for every ...

Penumbra recently announced the launch of the Lightning Bolt 12 and the Lightning Bolt 6X with Trax systems, the next ...