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Radboudumc researchers find essential mechanism in the disease process of COVID-19

Researchers at the Radboud University Medical Center seem to have found an essential mechanism in the disease process of COVID-19, which has so far been overlooked.

29 Apr 2020

New study could improve our understanding about platelets

University of Kentucky College of Medicine researcher Sidney Whiteheart has been awarded a prestigious Outstanding Investigator Award from the National Heart, Blood and Lung Institute for his research on how platelets function in hemostasis and during immune responses.

29 Apr 2020

Higher blood levels of NETs linked to more severe COVID-19 infection

New research finds a connection between destructive white blood cells and a more severe disease course in patients with COVID-19.

24 Apr 2020

New report highlights blood clot dangers in patients with COVID-19

A special report published today in the journal Radiology outlines prevention, diagnosis and treatment of complications stemming from blood clots in patients with COVID-19. The journal also published two research letters and a case study on this topic.

23 Apr 2020

Excess cardiac myosin worsens damage to heart tissue during a heart attack

A prevalent heart protein known as cardiac myosin, which is released into the body when a person suffers a heart attack, can cause blood to thicken or clot--worsening damage to heart tissue, a new study shows.

2 Apr 2020

Clinical trial using genetic testing to guide antiplatelet therapy post-PCI falls short of stated goal

An international clinical trial that used genetic testing to guide which antiplatelet medication was given to patients following percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) did not meet its stated goal for cutting in half the incidence of serious adverse cardiovascular events, such as heart attack and stroke, in the year following the procedure.

30 Mar 2020

Direct oral anticoagulant more effective in lowering risk of VTE after common orthopedic surgeries

The direct oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban dramatically cut the likelihood of serious venous thromboembolism (VTE) in people recovering from lower limb orthopedic surgery requiring immobilization in comparison with enoxaparin, another anticoagulant agent, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology.

30 Mar 2020

Oral apixaban as effective as dalteparin for treating blood clots in people with cancer

For people with cancer, the oral blood thinner apixaban is at least as effective as dalteparin, a low molecular weight heparin given by injection, in preventing a repeat venous thromboembolism (VTE), or blood clot, with no excess in major bleeding events, according to Phase 3 trial results presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology.

30 Mar 2020

Taking ticagrelor alone better for patients with complex heart disease

Patients with complex heart disease who stopped taking aspirin three months after the insertion of one or more coronary stents and then took the anti-platelet medication ticagrelor alone for a year had fewer episodes of bleeding and no increase in heart attacks, stroke or other adverse events caused by blockages in the arteries, compared with patients who took both aspirin and ticagrelor over the same period.

30 Mar 2020

Low-dose rivaroxaban reduces adverse heart events in symptomatic PAD post-intervention

People with symptomatic peripheral artery disease who took the blood thinner rivaroxaban with aspirin after undergoing a procedure to treat blocked arteries in the leg (lower extremity revascularization) had a 15% reduction in the risk of major adverse limb and cardiovascular events when compared with those receiving aspirin alone, according to research presented at the American College of Cardiology's Annual Scientific Session Together with World Congress of Cardiology.

30 Mar 2020

HORIBA Medical’s Yumizen G200 hemostasis device validated for use with UK NEQAS BC samples

HORIBA UK Ltd, Medical announces that a study has shown that UK National External Quality Assessment Scheme for Blood Coagulation external quality assessment lyophilized plasma samples can be tested on its Yumizen G200 hemostasis instrument.

From HORIBA Medical 20 Mar 2020

Improving lifestyle habits may be useful additions to management of atrial fibrillation

Weight loss, regular physical activity and other lifestyle changes are effective yet underused strategies that should be added to optimize management of atrial fibrillation (an abnormal heart rhythm), according to "Lifestyle and Risk Factor Modification for Reduction of Atrial Fibrillation," a new Scientific Statement from the American Heart Association published today in the Association's flagship journal Circulation.

9 Mar 2020

Robot that can draw blood in humans

Soon, robots can take blood samples that can benefit both patients and healthcare workers, thanks to a new blood-sampling robot. A few years back, it was developed but was only tested on plastic arms. Now, the robot has been successfully trialed on live humans.

9 Feb 2020

New blood-sampling robot performs as well or better than people

In the future, robots could take blood samples, benefiting patients and healthcare workers alike.

6 Feb 2020

Arterial stiffness accelerates as women transition through menopause

A marker for heart disease risk considerably worsens as women transition through menopause, according to a new analysis from the largest and longest running study of women's health in midlife, the Study of Women's Health Across the Nation.

3 Feb 2020

Study advances the understanding of capillary regression

Many diseases arise from abnormalities in our capillaries, tiny exquisitely branching blood vessel networks that play a critical role in tissue health.

29 Jan 2020

Arginine depletion could form the basis for potential rheumatoid arthritis therapies

A group from the MedUni Vienna has identified a role for the endogenous amino acid arginine in the growth of osteoclasts in rheumatoid arthritis.

23 Jan 2020

Children with peripherally inserted central catheters are more likely to develop blood clots, study shows

A study has found that children inserted with PICCs are at higher risk of developing blood clots called venous thromboembolism.

8 Jan 2020

ACG publishes new guideline on disorders of hepatic and mesenteric circulation

The American College of Gastroenterology is pleased to announce the publication of a new ACG Clinical Guideline on Disorders of Hepatic and Mesenteric Circulation, which was published online today in The American Journal of Gastroenterology.

7 Jan 2020

First reported occurrence and treatment of venous thrombosis during spaceflight

Serena Auñón-Chancellor, M.D., M.P.H., Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at LSU Health New Orleans School of Medicine's branch campus in Baton Rouge, is the lead author of a paper describing a previously unrecognized risk of spaceflight discovered during a study of astronauts involved in long-duration missions.

2 Jan 2020

Thrombosis News and Research

Latest Thrombosis News and Research

Radboudumc researchers find essential mechanism in the disease process of COVID-19

New study could improve our understanding about platelets

Higher blood levels of NETs linked to more severe COVID-19 infection

New report highlights blood clot dangers in patients with COVID-19

Excess cardiac myosin worsens damage to heart tissue during a heart attack

Clinical trial using genetic testing to guide antiplatelet therapy post-PCI falls short of stated goal

Direct oral anticoagulant more effective in lowering risk of VTE after common orthopedic surgeries

Oral apixaban as effective as dalteparin for treating blood clots in people with cancer

Taking ticagrelor alone better for patients with complex heart disease

Low-dose rivaroxaban reduces adverse heart events in symptomatic PAD post-intervention

HORIBA Medical’s Yumizen G200 hemostasis device validated for use with UK NEQAS BC samples

Improving lifestyle habits may be useful additions to management of atrial fibrillation

Robot that can draw blood in humans

New blood-sampling robot performs as well or better than people

Arterial stiffness accelerates as women transition through menopause

Study advances the understanding of capillary regression

Arginine depletion could form the basis for potential rheumatoid arthritis therapies

Children with peripherally inserted central catheters are more likely to develop blood clots, study shows

ACG publishes new guideline on disorders of hepatic and mesenteric circulation

First reported occurrence and treatment of venous thrombosis during spaceflight

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