News tagged with anticoagulants


Women may stop anticoagulants after blood clots

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created Aug 25, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Women may safely discontinue oral anticoagulants (blood thinners) after 6 months of treatment following a first unprovoked venous blood clot (thromboembolism) if they have no or one risk factor, concludes a study of 646 participants ...





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Image-guided treatment for deep venous thrombosis could improve patients' long-term outcomes

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created Sep 21, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that involves the formation of a blood clot inside of a deep vein usually in the legs. A patient with DVT is typically treated with anticoagulants (blood thinners) however ...


Why 'thick' blood protects from a heart attack

Why 'thick' blood protects from a heart attack

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created Aug 24, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

"Thick" blood can cause heart attack and stroke, but also prevent them. Scientists at Heidelberg University Hospital have explained the mechanism of this clinical paradox for the first time on an animal model. ...


4 out of 106 heart replacement valves from pig hearts failed

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created Jun 29, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Pig heart valves used to replace defective aortic valves in human patients failed much earlier and more often than expected, says a report from cardiac surgeons at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis. This ...


Voice response system useful for monitoring anticoagulant patients

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created Apr 27, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Interactive voice response systems may help improve monitoring of patients taking anticoagulants such as warfarin while reducing the workload of clinical staff, found a study by Ottawa researchers in CMAJ.


Study finds link between atrial fibrillation and an increased risk of death in diabetic patients

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created Mar 12, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Results from a large, international, randomised, controlled trial have shown that there is a strong link between diabetics who have an abnormal heart rhythm (atrial fibrillation) and an increased risk of other heart-related ...


Kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients

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created Mar 04, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Chronic kidney disease increases the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common type of heart arrhythmia, according to a new study by Kaiser Permanente researchers in the current online issue ...


Study reveals high level of adverse drug reactions in hospitals

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created Feb 11, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

In a study of more than 3,000 patients, researchers at the University of Liverpool have found that one in seven admitted to hospital experience adverse drug reactions to medical treatment.


Study investigates Gore-tex-type device to stop strokes and mini-strokes

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created Nov 18, 2008 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A study is under way at Rush University Medical Center using a small, soft-patch device made of a Gore-tex-type material – often used to make durable outerwear – to close a common hole found in the heart called a patent foramen ...


Statins may prevent miscarriages

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created Oct 10, 2008 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Hospital for Special Surgery researchers have found that statins may be able to prevent miscarriages in women who are suffering from pregnancy complications caused by antiphospholipid syndrome (APS), according to a study ...


Belt and braces approach may prevent deep vein thromboses

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created Oct 08, 2008 | popularity 4.7 / 5 (3) | comments 0

Combining short periods of leg compression with medications such as heparin is more effective at preventing blood clots in high-risk patients than using either preventative measure alone. A team of Cochrane Researchers believe ...



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