In atrial fibrillation, the blood from the atria is not fully ejected into the other heart chambers. Blood remaining in the atria could form clots, which could increase the risk of heart attack or stroke (when the clot wedges itself into an artery of the heart or brain). As a blood thinner, Coumadin helps prevents these clots.
Laverne Cox is an American actress, reality television star, television producer, and LGBT advocate.
Tonight (June 19), Cox will be up against five others nominated for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy at the Fourth Annual Critics' Choice Television Awards in Los Angeles. Sitting with her daughter at the glamorous event will be Gloria Cox, Laverne's proud mother, who lives in Mobile. Unlike her daughter, she shuns the spotlight. In fact, she didn't even want to have her picture taken to accompany this article.