Archive: 04/09/2019
Two blood-clotting disorders with different causes interact synergistically
Two rare but potentially deadly blood-clotting diseases, namely thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, or TTP, and hemolytic uremic syndrome, or HUS, show similar pathologies—a multitude of painful blockages in small blood ...
Sep 4, 2019
Genotyping improves choice of antithrombotic regimen after coronary stenting
Genotype-guided oral P2Y12 inhibition reduces bleeding without raising clotting risk in heart attack patients undergoing stent implantation, according to late breaking results from the POPular Genetics trial presented in ...
Sep 4, 2019
Rapid diagnosis protocol for chest pain does not improve outcomes
Discharge of patients with suspected acute coronary syndromes under a 0- and 1-hour high-sensitivity cardiac troponin T (hs-cTnT) protocol is safe, according to late breaking results from the RAPID-TnT trial presented in ...
Sep 4, 2019