(HealthDay)—Targeted theranostic microbubbles (TT-MB), that consist of a fusion construct combining urokinase, echo-enhancing microbubbles for visualization by ultrasonography, and an activated platelet-specific single-chain ...
May 9, 2015
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We all know that having health insurance can make it easier for people to a see a doctor, and with access to care, people can stay healthier. But socioeconomic inequalities in the United States affect access to health care, ...
May 4, 2015
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New evidence suggests that lung cancer surgery patients are at higher risk of developing venous thromboembolism, including deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE), than previously thought, with elevated risks ...
Apr 28, 2015
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Advice on preventing and treating venous thromboembolism (VTE) during pregnancy, birth and following delivery is outlined in two new revised guidelines published today (13 April) by the Royal College of Obstetricians and ...
Apr 16, 2015
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The shrinking space on airplanes is surely uncomfortable, but it might also be dangerous for passengers' health and safety.
Apr 14, 2015
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An analysis led by University of Cincinnati (UC) emergency medicine researchers shows that a simplified severity scoring tool for pulmonary embolism could be used in emergency departments to guide treatment decisions and, ...
Mar 31, 2015
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An additional 18 months of dual antiplatelet therapy among patients who received a bare metal coronary stent did not result in significant differences in rates of stent thrombosis (formation of a blood clot), major adverse ...
Mar 17, 2015
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Data from a meta-analysis published today in The Lancet found that extended duration dual antiplatelet therapy (DAPT) after drug-eluting stent (DES) implantation was associated with significantly higher rates of mortality ...
Mar 17, 2015
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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 ...
Jan 29, 2015
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(HealthDay)—For patients with clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), systematic imaging of both legs has a very low yield, according to a study published online Jan. 20 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis.
Jan 23, 2015
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