Medical research
Researchers discover that JAM-A protein keeps blood clots in check
those disc-shaped cells circulating in your blood -- rush to the scene, clumping together to plug the leak.
May 3, 2012
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Cardiology
New class of platelet blockers proves effective in phase III trial
Adding vorapaxar, an investigational platelet blocker, to standard antiplatelet therapy significantly reduces the risk of recurrent cardiovascular events in patients with known atherosclerosis, a hardening and narrowing of ...
Mar 26, 2012
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Surgery
No anti-clotting treatment needed for most kids undergoing spine surgeries
Blood clots occur so rarely in children undergoing spine operations that most patients require nothing more than vigilant monitoring after surgery and should be spared risky and costly anti-clotting medications, according ...
Jul 15, 2014
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Medications
FDA approves cablivi for rare blood-clotting disorder
(HealthDay)—Cablivi (caplacizumab-yhdp) injection has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration to treat adults with acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura (aTTP).
Feb 7, 2019
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Cardiology
Low responsiveness to clopidogrel predicts stent thrombosis, heart attack: But is not directly linked to death
Patients who receive a drug-eluting stent (DES) and demonstrate low levels of platelet inhibition are more likely to have blood clots form on the stent and suffer a possible heart attack; conversely, patients with higher ...
Oct 25, 2012
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Expert reaction to high proportion of blood clotting in COVID-19 patients
Earlier this week, the BBC reported that one third of COVID-19 patients developed dangerous blood clots. While current treatments are mainly focusing on anti-viral and potentially anti-inflammatory treatments, these only ...
May 19, 2020
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Cardiology
Diagnostic device can prevent strokes and heart attacks
A team of engineers and biochemists at ANU has invented and trialled a bio-optics diagnostic device that can reveal the formation of blood clots and help doctors to identify patients at imminent risk of having a stroke or ...
Aug 29, 2018
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Medical research
Pulmonary Thrombosis-on-a-Chip provides new avenue for drug development
The average human pair of lungs is permeated by a network of about 164 feet of blood vessels (roughly the width of a football field), including microscopic blood capillaries, which facilitate the diffusion of oxygen into ...
May 23, 2017
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Cardiology
Experimental antiplatelet compound for acute stroke shows promise
An experimental antiplatelet compound inhibited clot formation without increasing bleeding, a common and potentially dangerous side effect of current anticlotting therapies, according to new phase I research in Arteriosclerosis, ...
Apr 18, 2019
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Medical research
Team delivers breakthrough 'nanobody' technology
Researchers led by Professor Steve Watson and Dr. Eleyna Martin from the Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences at the University of Birmingham have delivered a breakthrough for thrombosis researchers, by producing the first ...
Oct 12, 2023
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