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.
Oct 16, 2015
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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.
Oct 12, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Low D-dimer cut-off appears to help prevent recurrent events
(HealthDay)—Low cut-off levels used in the D-Dimer-Ultrasonography in Combination Italian Study (DULCIS) resulted in half the recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE) events that would have occurred using other criteria in ...
Sep 26, 2015
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Oncology & Cancer
Patients with metastatic cancer may need stronger anti-coagulation therapy following bone lesion surgery
Jefferson researchers identified a high risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clots, following surgery for long-bone reconstruction in patients with metastatic cancer. They published the results in the Journal of ...
Sep 19, 2015
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Cardiology
Study compares heparin to warfarin for treatment of blood clots in patients with cancer
Among patients with active cancer and acute symptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE; blood clots in the deep veins), the use of the low molecular-weight heparin tinzaparin daily for 6 months compared with warfarin did not ...
Aug 18, 2015
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Cardiology
Patients at risk for blood clots are not receiving recommended treatment
Venous thromboembolism (VTE), encompassing deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), or blood clots in leg veins, and pulmonary embolism (PE), or clots that travel to the lungs, is the most common cause of preventable death in hospital ...
Aug 10, 2015
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Surgery
Hospital penalties based on total number of blood clots may be unfairly imposed
Johns Hopkins researchers say their review of 128 medical case histories suggests that financial penalties imposed on Maryland hospitals based solely on the total number of patients who suffer blood clots in the lung or leg ...
Jul 29, 2015
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Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Prostate cancer interacts with comorbidity to increase VTE rate
(HealthDay)—For men with prostate cancer (PC), the rate of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is increased with high comorbidity, according to a study published online July 6 in Cancer.
Jul 21, 2015
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Cardiology
Benefit of extending anticoagulation therapy lost after discontinuation of therapy
Among patients with a first episode of pulmonary embolism (the obstruction of the pulmonary artery or a branch of it leading to the lungs by a blood clot) who received 6 months of anticoagulant treatment, an additional 18 ...
Jul 7, 2015
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Health
Variability identified in bridging practices among pharmacists
(HealthDay)—Optimal management of subtherapeutic international normalized ratios (INRs) is unclear, with differences in bridging practices among pharmacists seen for levels of experience, residency training, and prescribing ...
Jun 23, 2015
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