Cardiology

ASA: certain factors up odds of post-stroke bowel obstruction

(HealthDay)—Gastrointestinal bowel obstruction (GIBO) is associated with worse prognosis for patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS), according to a study presented at the annual American Stroke Association's International ...

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 ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

Splenomegaly ups thrombosis in essential thrombocythemia

(HealthDay)—In patients with essential thrombocythemia (ET), baseline splenomegaly is associated with increased risk of thrombosis, according to a study published online Jan. 7 in the American Journal of Hematology.

Cardiology

Novel blood thinner found to be safe and effective in women

Percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) is a staple of modern day medicine in which cardiologists place a stent in a blood vessel around the heart in order to restore blood flow in people with heart disease. Blood thinners ...

Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes

D-dimer levels predict DVT in cervical spinal cord injury

(HealthDay)—For patients with acute traumatic cervical spinal cord injury (SCI), D-dimer levels can predict the likelihood of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a study published in the Nov. 1 issue of ...

Medications

Edoxaban: Considerable added benefit for certain patients

Edoxaban (trade name: Lixiana) has been approved since June 2015 for two therapeutic indications in adults: on the one hand, for prevention of stroke and systemic embolism in adults with non-valvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF) ...

Cardiology

Few Canadians aware of dangers of blood clots

Few Canadians realize that thrombosis, or blood clots, is behind one in four deaths, and fewer know that it is treatable and largely preventable, says a new study.

Cardiology

Many not aware of thrombosis, A deadly cardiovascular foe

Judy Kleinmann injured her hip after a motorcycle accident 12 years ago. She worked as a landscaper and later at a greenhouse before the pain made a more sedentary job in a physician's office much more attractive.

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