Brilinta is a brand-name medication that contains ticagrelor. It’s used to reduce the risk of heart-related problems such as heart attack and stroke. Like any medication, it may cause some side ...

Temporary pacemakers can be used as a stopgap measure to regulate the heartbeat after surgery and in emergency situations. But the fact that they need to be surgically installed and removed also ...

Dear Doctors: After getting a pacemaker, my 90-year-old mother was diagnosed with A-fib. She resisted taking a blood thinner for stroke risk but finally agreed. Not 90 minutes after the first pill, ...