Thrombus
hideA thrombus (Greek θρόμβος), or blood clot, is the final product of the blood coagulation step in hemostasis. It is achieved via the aggregation of platelets that form a platelet plug, and the activation of the humoral coagulation system (i.e. clotting factors). A thrombus is normal in cases of injury, but pathologic in instances of thrombosis.
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Statins may prevent blood clots in patients with cardiovascular disease
Nov 03, 2009 |
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Statins may provide potentially life-saving benefits for patients with cardiovascular disease by helping reduce the incidence of blood clots. New research presented at the 75th annual international scientific assembly of ...
New study recommends change in treating pulmonary embolisms
Oct 27, 2009 |
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William Kuo, MD, was the on-call interventional radiologist one Friday night three years ago when he received a call from the intensive care unit at Stanford Hospital & Clinics. He was asked to attend to a 62-year-old woman ...
New hope on finding better blood thinners
Oct 26, 2009 |
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Warfarin, one of the most inconvenient, dangerous and disliked drugs in the world, has remained vitally important for more than 50 years.
Scientists link fat hormone to death from potentially deadly blood infection
Oct 23, 2009 |
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A new Canadian study has found that lower-than-normal levels of a naturally-occurring fat hormone may increase the risk of death from sepsis—an overwhelming infection of the blood which claims thousands of lives each year.
Lung scintigraphy more reliable than CTA in excluding pulmonary embolism in pregnant patients
Oct 20, 2009 |
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A medical imaging procedure known as lung scintigraphy may be more reliable than pulmonary CT angiography (CTA) for identifying or excluding pulmonary embolism (PE) in pregnant patients, according to a study published in ...
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Oct 16, 2009 |
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Blood vessel builders
Oct 13, 2009 |
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Futuristic plans to grow replacement organs, bones or muscles for soldiers maimed on the battlefield or patients suffering from debilitating disease or injury won't be anything but science fiction unless new blood vessels ...
Severe stress can cause stroke
Oct 01, 2009 |
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Many patients urgently admitted to hospital with cerebral infarction state that they were under great stress over a prolonged period prior to suffering their stroke, is shown in a unique patient study conducted in cooperation ...
Women with atrial fibrillation are at significantly higher risk of stroke and death compared to men
Sep 22, 2009 |
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Even though the incidence of atrial fibrillation is higher in men than women, a review of past studies and medical literature completed by cardiac experts at Rush University Medical Center shows that women are more likely ...
Image-guided treatment for deep venous thrombosis could improve patients' long-term outcomes
Sep 21, 2009 |
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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 ...
Two treatment innovations improve heart function after heart attack
Sep 15, 2009 |
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Supersaturated oxygen (SSO2) administered during catheter-based treatments for heart attack can significantly reduce heart muscle damage, according to a new study reported in Circulation: Cardiovascular Interventions, a jour ...
New treatment found to reduce vision loss from central retinal vein occlusion
Sep 14, 2009 |
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Scientists have identified the first long-term, effective treatment to improve vision and reduce vision loss associated with blockage of large veins in the eye. This research was part of a multi-center, phase III clinical ...
Nonagenarian researcher petitions FDA to ban trans fats
Sep 03, 2009 |
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"I request to ban trans fats from the American diet." Thus begins a 3,000-word petition to the Food and Drug Administration, the work of a man on a dogged, decades-old crusade to eradicate trans fats from ...
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 ...
Why 'thick' blood protects from a heart attack
Aug 24, 2009 |
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"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. ...
