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Young men who are obese in their early 20s are significantly more likely to develop serious ill health by the time they reach middle age, or not even make it that far, suggests research published in the online journal BMJ Open. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-obesity-early-20s-curbs-chances.html Overweight and Obesity Mon, 29 Apr 2013 18:56:10 EST news286480564 Women who have suffered a still birth or have medical conditions including varicose veins, inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) or heart disease are at greater risk of developing dangerous blood clots after giving birth, a study has revealed. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-04-reveals-factors-blood-clots-pregnant.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:00:01 EST news284114097 A French drug watchdog on Tuesday released estimates for blood clots linked to birth control pills in the wake of fears that so-called third- and fourth-generation oral contraceptives boost a small risk of dangerous thrombosis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-french-health-delve-pill.html Medications Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:00:03 EST news283516511 An evaluation of practice patterns in California hospitals showed a large variation in the use of metal devices called inferior vena cava filters, or VCFs, despite little evidence of their safety and effectiveness. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-efficacy-safety-vena-cava-filters.html Cardiology Fri, 22 Mar 2013 11:30:01 EST news283167483 New research from the UC Davis Comprehensive Cancer Center, published in the Journal of Surgical Research, may help clinicians determine which patients are at highest risk for post-surgical blood clots in the legs or lungs. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-physicians-post-surgical-venous-thromboembolisms.html Surgery Wed, 20 Mar 2013 13:44:33 EST news283005817 Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine (BUSM) have found that the use of Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters for the prevention and treatment of venous thrombotic events (VTE) may result in poor outcomes due to mechanical filter complications—largely due to low filter retrieval rates and inconsistent use of anticoagulants—and high rates of venous thromboembolism. The study, which was conducted at New England's largest trauma center, Boston Medical Center (BMC), currently appears on-line in JAMA Internal Medicine and is believed to be one of the first to retrospectively review retrieval options of IVC filters. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-ivc-filters.html Cardiology Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:06 EST news282828673 The frequency of vena cava filter (VCF) use to prevent migration of blood clots to the lungs in patients with acute venous thromboembolism (VTE) appears to vary widely and be associated with which hospital provides the patient care, according to a study of California hospitals published Online First by JAMA Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-03-tracks-variation-hospitals-vena-cava.html Cardiology Mon, 18 Mar 2013 16:00:01 EST news282828891 (HealthDay)—People who need to take a blood thinner because they've had a clot in the deep veins of their legs appear to do better with the new drug Pradaxa (dibigatran) than with the older drug warfarin, researchers report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-blood-thinner-older-drug-vein.html Medications Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:50:01 EST news280606326 (HealthDay)—In acutely ill hospitalized patients, standard-duration rivaroxaban has similar efficacy as enoxaparin in reducing the risk of venous thromboembolism, while extended-duration rivaroxaban has superior efficacy, according to a study published in the Feb. 7 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-02-rivaroxaban-noninferior-enoxaparin-acutely-ill.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:20:02 EST news279457844 (HealthDay)—For patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis (DVT), selective D-dimer testing is a safe and a more efficient testing strategy than universal testing, according to a study published in the Jan. 15 issue of the Annals of Internal Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-d-dimer-strategy-safe-effective.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Wed, 16 Jan 2013 13:40:01 EST news277565311 In vitro fertilization (IVF) is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary embolism (blockage of the main artery of the lung) and venous thromboembolism (blood clots) during the first trimester of pregnancy, a study published today on BMJ website suggests. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-blood-clots-artery-blockage-ivf.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Tue, 15 Jan 2013 18:30:01 EST news277470551 France insisted Friday on restricting the prescription of newer-generation birth control pills even as Europe's medicines watchdog declared there was no evidence to back a health warning. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2013-01-france-pressure-birth-pills.html Medications Thu, 03 Jan 2013 11:10:53 EST news276433847 (HealthDay)—Women with atrial fibrillation (AF) have a higher risk of ischemic stroke than men with AF, related in part to differences in the percent time in the therapeutic range (TTR) associated with warfarin anticoagulation control, according to research published in the Dec. 15 issue of The American Journal of Cardiology. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-ischemic-women-a-fib-explored.html Cardiology Mon, 10 Dec 2012 16:50:02 EST news274378976 (HealthDay)—The new anti-clotting drug apixaban (Eliquis) appears to help prevent potentially fatal blood clots in patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a new Italian study finds. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-blood-thinner-leg-clots.html Medications Mon, 10 Dec 2012 03:53:23 EST news274333984 Women with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) who are taking combined oral contraceptives have a 2-fold risk of blood clots compared with women without the disorder who take contraceptives, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-12-blood-clots-two-fold-women-polycystic.html Medications Mon, 03 Dec 2012 12:00:06 EST news273754625 (Medical Xpress)—Low-dose aspirin is a cheap and effective way to prevent potentially deadly blood clots in the leg or the lungs in patients who have had a previous blood clot, a new study shows. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-11-aspirin-viable-treatment-recurrent-blood.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 05 Nov 2012 07:30:40 EST news271323030 (HealthDay)—Inclusion of both waist and hip circumference as separate anthropometric measurements may improve risk prediction for obesity-related mortality and morbidity, according to research published online Oct. 17 in Obesity Reviews. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-obesity-hip-waist.html Overweight and Obesity Wed, 24 Oct 2012 16:03:40 EST news270313328 The quality of care of patients hospitalized with venous thromboembolism (VTE) significantly improved between 2005 and 2009, and researchers suggest these improvements may be due to the implementation of VTE treatment guidelines. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-guideline-impact-vte-quality.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 22 Oct 2012 04:01:49 EST news270097301 (HealthDay)—Unsuspected pulmonary embolism (UPE) is not associated with an increased risk of death in cancer patients when compared to patients without pulmonary embolism (PE), according to research published in the October issue of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-unsuspected-pe-seldom-linked-death.html Cancer Tue, 09 Oct 2012 19:00:01 EST news269024229 A study that included more than 45,000 residents of Sweden with rheumatoid arthritis finds that individuals with this disease had an associated higher risk of venous thromboembolism (a blood clot that forms within a vein), and that this elevated risk was stable for 10 years after the time of diagnosis, according to a study in the October 3 issue of JAMA. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-patients-rheumatoid-arthritis-blood-clots.html Arthritis & Rheumatism Tue, 02 Oct 2012 16:00:02 EST news268404270 New findings that highlight the challenges of managing thromboembolic events in patients being treated for cancer were released at the ESMO 2012 Congress of the European Society for Medical Oncology in Vienna. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-10-highlight-blood-clotting-cancer-patients.html Cancer Mon, 01 Oct 2012 03:31:22 EST news268281073 A novel blood thinner recently approved by the FDA, dabigatran (Pradaxa), has been rapidly adopted into clinical practice, yet thus far has had little impact on improving treatment rates for atrial fibrillation. This is according to a new study led by researchers from the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health that examined national trends in oral anticoagulant use. They found that despite rapid adoption of dabigatran for the treatment of atrial fibrillation, a large proportion of patients–two in five–did not receive oral anticoagulant therapy. In addition, although the majority of dabigatran utilization was for its FDA-approved indication, atrial fibrillation, an increasing proportion of use was for off-label indications such as venous thromboembolism. The results are featured in the September 2012 issue of Circulation: Cardiovascular Quality and Outcomes. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-undertreatment-common-heart-condition-persists.html Cardiology Fri, 21 Sep 2012 16:25:54 EST news267463547 The clot-inhibiting drug apixaban (trade name: Eliquis) was approved in May 2011 for the prevention of thrombosis (blood clots) after operations to replace a hip or knee joint. In an early benefit assessment pursuant to the "Act on the Reform of the Market for Medicinal Products" (AMNOG), the German Institute for Quality and Efficiency in Health Care (IQWiG) examined the added benefit of apixaban. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-proof-added-benefit-apixaban-hip.html Medications Mon, 17 Sep 2012 10:53:40 EST news267098004 (Medical Xpress)—Many people going into hospital have concerns about contracting the hospital acquired infection MRSA, yet the risk of acquiring - and dying from – hospital acquired venous thromboembolism (VTE) is much greater, warn scientists at the University of Birmingham. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-09-patients-underestimate-deep-vein-thrombosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Mon, 03 Sep 2012 07:42:06 EST news265876899 (HealthDay) -- Patients with atrial fibrillation who have chronic kidney disease are at higher risk of stroke or systemic thromboembolism and bleeding, according to a study published in the Aug. 16 issue of the New England Journal of Medicine. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-chronic-kidney-disease-a-fib.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 16 Aug 2012 10:45:38 EST news264332729 (HealthDay) -- Cancer patients with an unsuspected pulmonary embolism (UPE) do not have an increased mortality risk and have a similar risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) to those with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), according to research published online July 27 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-08-unsuspected-pe-mortality-cancer-patients.html Cancer Mon, 06 Aug 2012 17:22:51 EST news263492565 (HealthDay) -- For patients who survive a cerebral vein thrombosis (CVT), the long-term risk of mortality and recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) seems to be low, according to a study published in the July issue of the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-07-long-term-mortality-cerebral-vein-thrombosis.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Thu, 12 Jul 2012 12:31:03 EST news261315030 (HealthDay) -- For patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) who undergo total hip replacement (THR), the rate of major venous thromboembolism (VTE) is significantly higher in those treated with enoxaparin compared to those treated with desirudin, according to a study published online June 4 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-higher-vte-ckd-surgical-patients.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 08 Jun 2012 12:30:01 EST news258376565 (HealthDay) -- Every year, more than half a million hospitalized U.S. adults acquire venous thromboembolism (VTE), a growing public health concern that is often preventable, according to research published in the June 8 issue of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-06-venous-thromboembolism-adult-hospitalizations.html Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes Fri, 08 Jun 2012 05:40:01 EST news258349358 A study published on BMJ website today adds to the evidence that certain non-oral hormonal contraceptives (e.g. skin patches, implants and vaginal rings) carry a higher risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism) than others. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2012-05-evidence-clot-non-oral-contraceptives.html Obstetrics & gynaecology Thu, 10 May 2012 18:30:05 EST news255885607