Thrombosis
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Hospital intervention slashes heparin-induced thrombocytopenia
Key clinical point: A simple, hospital-wide “avoid heparin” intervention dramatically cut the burden of heparin-induced thrombocytopenia at one...
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PPI cuts GI events from low- and high-dose aspirin
Key clinical point: In patients at high risk of cardiovascular disease on dual-antiplatelet therapy, concurrent proton pump inhibitor treatment...
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Hormonal birth control doesn’t induce VTE recurrence
Hormonal contraceptives don’t appear to increase the risk of recurrence of venous thromboembolism among women taking anticoagulants, according to...
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Idarucizumab may reverse dabigatran anticoagulation in intracranial hemorrhage
Key clinical point: An ongoing investigation suggests that idarucizumab can reliably stop intracranial hemorrhage associated with dabigatran...
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Risk factors identified for thrombosis in pediatric SLE
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Obesity, oral contraceptive use are risk factors for cerebral venous thrombosis in women
Key clinical point: Obesity and oral contraceptive use significantly increased the odds for cerebral venous thrombosis in adults.
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ISC: Cryptogenic stroke linked to PSVT in absence of atrial fibrillation
Key clinical point: Paroxysmal supraventricular tachycardia could be an atrial marker for increased stroke risk when atrial fibrillation is not...
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Safety of bioresorbable stents does not match that of metal stents
Key clinical point: Trial data suggest the risk of thrombosis and other adverse events remains higher with bioresorbable stents than with...
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VIDEO: Intracranial warfarin bleeds smaller with prothrombin complex instead of FFP
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STS: Minimizing LVAD pump thrombosis poses new challenges
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Caplacizumab induces rapid resolution of acute TTP
Caplacizumab induces faster resolution of acute episodes of acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura than does conventional therapy by...