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Kidney disease affects response to blood thinner
Feb 18, 2009 |
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Patients with reduced kidney function require lower doses of the anticoagulant drug warfarin, and may need closer monitoring to avoid serious bleeding complications, suggests a study in the April 2009 issue of the Journal of ...
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Bleeding hearts revealed with new scan
Jan 19, 2009 |
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Images that for the first time show bleeding inside the heart after people have suffered a heart attack have been captured by scientists, in a new study published today in the journal Radiology.
Consumption of nuts, corn or popcorn not associated with increased risk of diverticulosis in men
Aug 26, 2008 |
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Contrary to a common recommendation to avoid eating popcorn, nuts and corn to prevent diverticular complications, a large prospective study of men indicates that the consumption of these foods does not increase the risk of ...
Best use of drug-eluting stents
Sep 02, 2008 |
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Compared with bare metal stents, drug-eluting stents substantially reduce the risk of angiographic and clinical recurrence but do not affect mortality or the short term or long term risk of myocardial infarction. The use ...
Improving survival rates among users of left ventricular assist devices
Apr 30, 2008 |
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Despite the general success of left ventricular assist devices (LVADs) used in critically ill heart failure patients, implantation of these devices often leads to increased bleeding and a need for high-volume blood transfusions ...
Study examines association of smoking with hemorrhage after throat surgery
Aug 18, 2008 |
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Smoking appears to be associated with an increased rate of hemorrhage (bleeding) in patients who undergo uvulopalatopharyngoplasty (UPPP, a surgical procedure used to remove excess tissue from the throat) with tonsillectomy ...
Medication used to reduce nausea following tonsillectomies linked with increased risk of bleeding
Dec 09, 2008 |
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Use of the steroid medication dexamethasone is effective in reducing nausea and vomiting after tonsillectomies for children, but also is associated with an increased risk of postoperative bleeding, according to a study in ...
New blood-thinning drug safer than rat poison
Sep 29, 2009 |
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In an article reviewed by F1000 Medicine Faculty Members Robert Ruff, Brian Olshansky and Luis Ruilope, the blood-thinner dabigatran is shown to protect against stroke, blood clotting and major bleeding as effectively as ...
Otamixaban for the treatment of patients with non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Data from a phase II trial of an investigational intravenous drug designed to block the formation of blood clots shows potential to reduce the risk of death, a second heart attack, or other coronary complications compared ...
Complications are not best predictor of hospital mortality
Sep 30, 2009 |
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A compelling University of Michigan Health System study debunks assumptions about the role of complications in distinguishing good and bad hospitals.
Landmark study reveals superiority of bivalirudin in heart attack patients at 30 days
May 22, 2008 |
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The Cardiovascular Research Foundation (CRF) announced today that the New England Journal of Medicine published results of the HORIZONS AMI trial which showed the use of the anticoagulant bivalirudin following angioplasty ...
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