Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

High-value research of 2014 presented for peri-op medicine

(HealthDay)—Articles relating to perioperative cardiac medicine, perioperative β-blocker use, perioperative pulmonary medicine, venous thromboembolism prophylaxis, and perioperative medication management are included in ...

Cardiology

High-value research of 2014 presented for internal medicine

(HealthDay)—Articles relating to atrial fibrillation, venous thromboembolism, acute bronchitis, ambulatory blood pressure monitoring for hypertension screening, and guidelines relevant to generalist practice are included ...

Oncology & Cancer

Guidelines for VTE prophylaxis, treatment in cancer unchanged

(HealthDay)—The 2014 recommendations for the prophylaxis and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients with cancer are unchanged from 2013, according to an article published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Steroid therapy increases risk of blood clots five-fold in IBD patients

Compared with biologic therapy, corticosteroid (steroid) use is associated with a nearly five-fold increase of venous thromboembolism in inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients, according to a new study in Clinical Gastroenterology ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

ASH: Reducing factor XI cuts clots after knee arthroplasty

(HealthDay)—Reducing factor XI levels with a second-generation antisense oligonucleotide (FXI-ASO) is effective for preventing venous thromboembolism after total knee arthroplasty, according to a study published online ...

Surgery

Higher blood clot risk in longer surgeries

The longer the duration of surgery, the higher the risk of a life-threatening blood clot, according to the first large-scale, quantitative national study of the risk across all surgical procedures.

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Sickle cell trait tied to increased pulmonary embolism risk

(HealthDay)—For African-Americans, sickle cell trait is associated with an increased risk of pulmonary embolism, but not deep vein thrombosis, according to a study published online Nov. 13 in the Journal of Thrombosis and ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Thrombosis shouldn't be taken lightly

Venous thromboembolism isn't as well known as stroke or heart attack, but this cardiovascular foe can be just as deadly.

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