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 ...

Research showed prophylactic tranexamic acid lowers perioperative bleeding risk without increasing cardiovascular risk across ...

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 ...

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

Some hormonal contraceptives are associated with a small but significant increased risk of stroke and heart attack ...

Certain hormonal contraceptives are associated with a higher stroke and heart attack risk, finds a large study from Denmark ...

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

Some hormonal birth control products, including the pill, vaginal ring and skin patch, may increase the risk of a heart attack or stroke, new research suggests.

After adjusting for factors such as age, education, high blood pressure and diabetes, researchers linked the estrogen-progestin pill — known colloquially as the birth control pill — to twice the risk ...

Data suggest a dose-related association between progestin-only products and arterial thrombotic risk. Various hormonal contraceptives were linked to incident cardiovascular disease in an analysis of ...