Von Willebrand factor linked to bleeding complications
(HealthDay) -- Oral anticoagulation (OAC)-treated patients with high levels of von Willebrand factor (VWF) have elevated risks of bleeding complications and cardiovascular and all-cause mortality, according ...
Cardiology
Mar 09, 2012 |
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Rivaroxaban has less risk of brain bleeding in patients at high risk for stroke
For patients with a type of irregular heart beat called atrial fibrillation (AF), a new anti-clotting drug might be better at preventing clot-related strokes while minimizing the risk of causing a bleeding stroke. The research ...
Cardiology
Feb 02, 2012 |
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Gastrointestinal bleeding: What many kidney failure patients stomach
Bleeding in the upper gastrointestinal (GI) tract causes serious health problems—and even early deaths—for many patients with kidney failure, according to a study appearing in an upcoming issue of the Journal of ...
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 19, 2012 |
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Drug helps maintain platelet inhibition and anti-clotting levels prior to cardiac surgery
Patients who discontinued use of an antiplatelet agent such as clopidogrel prior to undergoing cardiac surgery to lower their bleeding risk and received intravenously the platelet inhibitor cangrelor achieved a higher rate ...
Surgery
Jan 17, 2012 |
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Emergency medicine physicians develop device to stop lethal bleeding in soldiers
Two emergency medicine physicians with wartime experience have developed a weapon against one rapidly lethal war injury.
Other
Jan 11, 2012 |
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Preventive hemophilia A treatment reduces annual bleeding events and frequency of infusions
A Rush University Medical Center led international research team has announced that a treatment to prevent bleeding episodes in children with hemophilia A also is effective for adolescents and adults.
Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Jan 09, 2012 |
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Anti-clotting drugs do not increase bleeding risk in GI procedure, study finds
Patients with recent use of aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), or anti-clotting drugs such as clopidogreal (Plavix) do not appear to have an increased risk of bleeding during or after removal of precancerous ...
Cardiology
Nov 01, 2011 |
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New clue to brain bleeding after stroke treatment
The only medication currently approved for stroke treatment – tissue plasminogen activator (tPA), which dissolves blood clots – is associated with an increased risk of bleeding in the brain, particularly among patients ...
Neuroscience
Oct 17, 2011 |
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Study examining large-scale data of double balloon enteroscopy shows it is safe and effective
A large-scale data review by researchers in China of double balloon enteroscopy (DBE) over the last decade showed the endoscopic procedure to be safe and effective for detection of diseases of the small intestine. DBE had ...
Other
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Increased risk of bleeding with combined use of SSRIs and antiplatelet therapy after heart attacks
Heart attack patients taking selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) in combination with antiplatelet therapy -- acetylsalicylic acid (ASA), clopidogrel or both (dual antiplatelet therapy) -- are at higher risk of ...
Medical research
Sep 26, 2011 |
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Even low-dose aspirin may increase risk of GI bleeding
The risk of gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding needs to be considered when determining the potential preventive benefits associated with low-dose aspirin for cardiovascular disease and cancer. According to a new study in Clinical Ga ...
Medical research
Sep 12, 2011 |
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New study shows patients with coronary artery disease
Thrombotic (clotting) and bleeding events are complications that may occur after surgery. With the aging population in the western world, there are more patients undergoing orthopedic surgery than ever before. This makes ...
Cardiology
Aug 30, 2011 |
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Apixaban superior to warfarin for preventing stroke, reducing bleeding and saving lives
A large-scale trial finds that apixaban, a new anticoagulant drug, is superior to the standard drug warfarin for preventing stroke and systemic embolism in patients with atrial fibrillation. Moreover, apixaban results in ...
Medical research
Aug 28, 2011 |
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New scorecard identifies patients at highest risk on blood thinners
A new and simple risk score may aid physicians in gauging the likelihood that a common drug will cause a hemorrhagic stroke or other major bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation, potentially allowing wider but safer ...
Medical research
Aug 04, 2011 |
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UCI cardiologists offer patients safer, more comfortable angioplasty option
If you were among the 1 million people annually who need an angioplasty to open a blocked artery, would you choose a procedure that required you to lie still for up to four hours and limit your activities for at least a week ...
Cardiology
Jul 12, 2011 |
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