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NICE expands recommended use for prasugrel
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Anticoagulation preferable to CDT, study suggests
Credit: CDC New research indicates that anticoagulant therapy alone may be safer than catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) for treating deep vein...
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Lab-generated platelets seem just like the real thing
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FDA approves new product for chronic ITP
Credit: Octapharma USA The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved an intravenous immunoglobulin product (octagam 10%) for the...
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Team uncovers secrets of prothrombin structure, function
Credit: Darren Baker In recreating the structure of prothrombin, researchers have improved their understanding of how the clotting factor...
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FDA puts clinical hold on REGULATE-PCI trial
Credit: Kevin MacKenzie The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has placed a hold on patient enrollment and dosing of drugs under investigation...
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FDA approves drug for refractory Glanzmann’s Thrombasthenia
Credit: Piotr Bodzek The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a recombinant factor VIIa product (NovoSeven® RT) for the treatment...
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HPV vaccine doesn’t increase risk of VTE, team says
Credit: Jan Christian Previous research has suggested a potential association between the quadrivalent human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine and...
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Factor affects thrombus size and content
Credit: Kevin MacKenzie The activity of transglutaminase factor XIII is critical for retaining red blood cells in a thrombus and therefore...
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Circadian disruption negatively affects RBCs
Credit: NHLBI MANCHESTER—Preclinical research indicates that circadian disruption has severe adverse effects on red blood cells (RBCs), a finding...
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Mixing meds and supplements to dangerous effect
Credit: CDC A new study indicates that a fair share of patients may be mixing the herbal supplement St. John’s wort with prescribed medications,...