News tagged with venous thrombosis


Two venous punctures not always needed for intravascular ultrasound-guided

One venous puncture, rather than two, is a safe and effective approach to intravascular ultrasound-guided inferior vena cava filter placement in critically-ill patients, a new study shows. Inferior vena cava filter placement ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Study reveals risk factors for blood clots in pregnant and postnatal women

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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Apr 02, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0 | with audio podcast

ASCO: anticoagulant use predicts metastatic prostate CA survival

(HealthDay)—Anticoagulant use is associated with improved overall survival in men receiving docetaxel chemotherapy for treatment of metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC), according to ...

Cancer created Feb 19, 2013 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Selective D-dimer testing strategy seems safe, effective

(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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jan 16, 2013 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

New blood thinner may help prevent leg clots, study finds

(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.

Medications created Dec 10, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Statins have potential to treat an autoimmune clotting disorder called antiphospholipid syndrome

New research suggests that statins, traditionally used for cholesterol lowering, could be used in the management of individuals who are at risk for developing clotting because they have autoimmune antiphospholipid antibodies ...

Immunology created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Autoimmune disease linked to pregnancy loss, stroke more often than you'd expect

For years, researchers have known that antiphospholipid antibodies (aPLs) can cause pregnancy loss and clotting, but they haven't known the true scope of the problem. Now a new study provides the first estimates of the prevalence ...

Immunology created Nov 11, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Aspirin a viable treatment for recurrent, serious blood clots, study shows

(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.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 05, 2012 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Major illness increases venous thrombosis risk

(HealthDay)—People with major illnesses, including liver or kidney disease, rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, heart failure, hemorrhagic stroke, or arterial thrombosis, have an increased risk of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Nov 03, 2012 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Unsuspected PE seldom linked to death in cancer patients

(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 ...

Cancer created Oct 09, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

New findings highlight the challenges of managing blood clotting in cancer patients

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.

Cancer created Oct 01, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Patients underestimate risk of deep vein thrombosis, say researchers

(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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Sep 03, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Unsuspected PE does not up mortality risk in cancer patients

(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 ...

Cancer created Aug 06, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Long-term mortality risk low after cerebral vein thrombosis

(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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jul 12, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Marker helps predict thrombotic risk of hormonal contraceptives

(HealthDay) -- For women taking hormonal contraceptives, sex hormone-binding globulin (SHBG) is a useful marker to estimate the risk of venous thrombosis, according to research published in the June issue ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes created Jun 08, 2012 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0