New research conducted by otolaryngologists at Henry Ford Hospital in Detroit finds that snoring is a bigger riskfactorforstroke and heart attack than smoking, being overweight, or high cholesterol.
Bristol-Myers Squibb ( BMY) and Pfizer ( PFE) announced over the weekend positive results in a Phase 3 trial that compared Elquis to warfarin for the prevention of stroke or systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation and at least one riskfactorforstroke.
It is also a potent riskfactorfor ischemic stroke, increasing the risk of stroke 5-fold and accounting for approximately 15% of all strokes nationally.