News tagged with acute pulmonary embolism
Risk of death up for PE patients with high plasma lactate levels
(HealthDay)—Adult patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) with elevated plasma lactate levels are at a high risk of death and adverse outcomes, regardless of whether they also present with shock or ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 24, 2013 |
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Aspirin effective in preventing clots following joint replacement surgery
Research from the Rothman Institute at Jefferson has shown aspirin to be just as effective as warfarin in preventing clots, specifically pulmonary emboli, life-threatening blood clots that can develop in the arteries of the ...
Cardiology
Nov 08, 2012 |
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Rising cardiovascular incidence after Japanese earthquake 2011
The Japanese earthquake and tsunami of 11 March 2011, which hit the north-east coast of Japan with a magnitude of 9.0 on the Richter scale, was one of the largest ocean-trench earthquakes ever recorded in Japan. The tsunami ...
Cardiology
Aug 27, 2012 |
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Novel nanotherapeutic delivers clot-busting drugs directly to obstructed blood vessels (w/ Video)
(Medical Xpress) -- Researchers at the Wyss Institute for Biologically Inspired Engineering at Harvard University have developed a novel biomimetic strategy that delivers life-saving nanotherapeutics directly ...
Medical research
Jul 05, 2012 |
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Complications of blood cancers make termination advisable at early stages of pregnancy
Lymphoma is the fourth most common cancer in pregnancy, affecting one in 6000 pregnancies. Non-Hodgkin lymphoma, acute leukaemia, and other blood cancers, while also rare, can also occur in pregnancy. The need for urgent ...
Obstetrics & gynaecology
Feb 09, 2012 |
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