Thrombosis
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Score ‘modestly accurate’ for predicting thromboembolism
Image by Kevin MacKEnzie LONDON—A score used to predict the risk of thromboembolic events, ischemic stroke, and death is only modestly accurate...
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Doc says fatal bleeding with extended DAPT is rare
Photo by Sage Ross LONDON—Fatal bleeding is rare with extended dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT), according to research presented at the ESC...
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Prolonged TV watching linked to fatal PE
The study, which included more than 86,000 subjects, showed that watching an average of 5 or more hours of TV per day was associated with more...
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Extra education about apixaban may be unnecessary
Photo courtesy of Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb LONDON—An educational program designed to improve adherence to the anticoagulant apixaban...
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Treatment appears feasible for acute PE
Image courtesy of the Medical College of Georgia New research suggests that ultrasound-facilitated, catheter-directed, low-dose thrombolysis can...
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FDA expands use of eltrombopag
Photo courtesy of GSK The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an expanded use for eltrombopag (Promacta) to include children 1...
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‘Emergency backup system’ replenishes platelets
Image by Andre E.X.
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Clotting tests fail to predict internal bleeding
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Product can eliminate inhibitors in hemophilia A
A plasma-derived factor VIII/von Willebrand factor product (Octanate) can eliminate inhibitors in patients with hemophilia A, according to...
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Warfarin as effective as LMWH to prevent recurrent VTEs in cancer patients
Key clinical point: In cancer patients, tinzaparin (Innohep) does not significantly reduce recurrent venous thromboembolisms, overall mortality,...
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Toward a single, whole-body scan to detect blood clots
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