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Gelatin-Based Nanoparticle Treatment May Be a More Effective Clot Buster
November 14, 2011 — A targeted, nanoparticle gelatin-based clot-busting treatment dissolved significantly more blood clots than a currently used drug in an animal study of acute coronary ... > full story -
Risk of Late Stent Thrombosis Continues for Up to Seven Years in Patients With First Generation Drug-Eluting Stents; Risk Factors Identified
November 9, 2011 — The risk of late stent thrombosis (ST) in the first generation of drug-eluting stents continues for up to seven years after implantation, and certain types of patients, including smokers and those ... > full story -
Some Contraceptive Pills More Likely to Cause Blood Clots, Study Confirms
October 25, 2011 — A new study confirms previous findings that certain oral contraceptive pills are more likely to cause serious blood clots than ... > full story -
Researchers Identify Factors Associated With Increased Risk of Blood Clot Within Coronary Stent
October 25, 2011 — Patients with certain genes or specific factors related to use of the anti-clotting drug clopidogrel are more likely to experience a blood clot within a coronary stent shortly after placement, ... > full story -
Heart Disease Linked to Evolutionary Changes That May Have Protected Early Mammals from Trauma
October 18, 2011 — Can a bird have a heart attack? A new study suggests that cardiovascular disease may be an unfortunate consequence of mammalian evolution. The study demonstrates that the same features of blood ... > full story -
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Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease Appear to Be at Increased Risk for Developing Post-Operative Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism
October 17, 2011 — Patients with inflammatory bowel disease undergoing surgery may be more likely to develop deep vein thrombosis or pulmonary embolism following surgical procedures, according to a new ... > full story -
New Guideline Outlines Recommendations to Reduce Blood Clots After Hip and Knee Replacement
September 30, 2011 — An updated clinical practice guideline recommends how to reduce the likelihood of blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, procedures that more than 800,000 Americans undergo each year. The ... > full story -
Toward an Improved Test for Adulterated Heparin
September 21, 2011 — Scientists are reporting refinement of a new test that promises to help assure the safety of supplies of heparin, the blood thinner taken by millions of people worldwide each year to prevent blood ... > full story -
Costly Blood Clots More Common Than Expected Among Cancer Patients
September 20, 2011 — An analysis of more than 30,000 cancer patients has shown that blood clots are a more common complication than doctors may realize, causing additional hospitalizations and driving up the cost of ... > full story -
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Common Vein Condition Increases Risk for Developing Life-Threating Blood Clots
August 17, 2011 — Patients with clinically diagnosed superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), a blood clot in the veins just beneath the skin that commonly resolves on its own without treatment, are four to six times more ... > full story
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