Blood clots can form both in the heart's chamber (intracardiac thrombosis) and the coronary arteries that feed the heart (coronary artery thrombosis).A blood clot in the heart's chambers can break ...

Carotid Artery Thrombus: A blood clot that forms in the carotid artery, which can lead to reduced blood flow to the brain and increase the risk of stroke. Free-Floating Thrombus (FFT): A type of ...

People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an irregular heartbeat ...

Blood clots form when platelets and fibrin create blockages in veins or arteries. These blockages help control bleeding in injuries but can turn dangerous when they form abnormally, impeding blood ...

Flossing your teeth at least once a week may be linked to a lower risk of stroke caused by a blood clot blocking brain blood ...

Traveling often includes sitting for periods of time, which can increase your chances of developing a deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot that forms in a large vein. Part of the clot can break ...

Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60 — roughly 19 million people — take aspirin daily, according to a 2021 study.

Flossing regularly may lower the risk of some strokes as well as a type of irregular heart rhythm that can increase stroke risk, new research suggests.

NEW YORK, Jan. 28 (Xinhua) -- Nearly one in three Americans over the age of 60, roughly 19 million people, take aspirin daily, USA Today on Tuesday cited Annals of Internal Medicine.

Regular dental flossing reduces the risk of a stroke, according to new research. People who floss their teeth at least once a week lower their risk of suffering a potentially fatal stroke caused by a ...