Health
Testosterone supplements double men's odds for blood clots: study
(HealthDay)—Testosterone therapy appears to double a man's risk of suffering a potentially life-threatening blood clot, a new study warns.
Nov 12, 2019
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Cardiology
Pregnancy-adapted algorithm avoids diagnostic imaging for PE
(HealthDay)—A pregnancy-adapted algorithm can safely avoid diagnostic imaging in a proportion of pregnant women with suspected pulmonary embolism, according to a study published in the March 21 issue of the New England ...
Mar 21, 2019
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Oncology & Cancer
Researchers say oral apixaban safe and effective for treating blood clots in cancer patients
Mayo Clinic researchers have found that an oral drug, apixaban, used to treat blood clots in patients undergoing cancer therapy, is safe and effective. The drug was associated with fewer major bleeding events and fewer recurrent ...
Dec 3, 2018
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Cardiology
Temple study calls into question IVC filter effectiveness in DVT patients undergoing CDT
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a common medical condition in which blood clots develop in the deep veins of the body, often in the legs, thigh or pelvis. These clots can break loose and travel to the lungs and can cause a ...
Jul 16, 2018
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Cardiology
Rates of IVC filter placement decreased from 2010 to 2014
(HealthDay)—The rates of inferior vena cava (IVC) filter placement increased from 2005 until 2010 and then decreased through 2014, according to a research letter published online Nov. 6 in JAMA Internal Medicine.
Nov 7, 2017
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Surgery
Preventive therapy in brain-injured patients lowers risk of pulmonary embolism and DVT
People who sustain a traumatic brain injury (TBI) are at high risk for developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). PE is a leading cause of death in these patients. But blood-thinning medications started ...
Jul 21, 2016
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Cardiology
Distinct demographics for persistent A-fib from onset
(HealthDay)—Patients with persistent atrial fibrillation (AF) from the onset (PsAFonset) have distinct demographics and poorer clinical outcome, according to a study published online March 23 in JACC: Clinical Electrophysiology.
Mar 24, 2016
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Study finds risk of pulmonary embolism from ultrasound
Ultrasound is the most common technique for detecting a widespread cardiovascular condition: blood clots in the leg, otherwise known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). But there's a little known—yet serious—risk to using ...
Jan 29, 2016
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Surgery
Preoperative use of blood-thinning drugs is safe for cancer patients
Among patients undergoing major cancer operations, the preoperative use of blood-thinning drugs such as heparin does not increase rates of major bleeding or transfusions, and is associated with a decreased risk of blood clots, ...
Dec 15, 2015
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Cardiology
Adenosine triphosphate does not improve efficacy of pulmonary vein isolation
Late recurrence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is not reduced in patients whose pulmonary vein isolation (PVI) treatment incorporates the addition of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), according to results of the UNDER-ATP trial.
Aug 30, 2015
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