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Intravascular imaging improves survival in heart disease patients undergoing stent placement

Using intravascular imaging to guide stent implantation during percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) in heart disease patients significantly improves survival and reduces adverse cardiovascular events compared to angiography-guided PCI alone, the most commonly used method.

22 Feb 2024

Study links ultra-processed food consumption with higher cardiovascular risk

Systematic review and meta-analysis revealed a linear relationship between the consumption of ultra-processed foods and an increased risk of cardiovascular events, emphasizing the need for public health initiatives to mitigate this risk.

21 Feb 2024

Study reveals high prevalence of persistent COVID-19 infections in general population

A new study led by the University of Oxford has found that a high proportion of SARS-CoV-2 infections in the general population lead to persistent infections lasting a month or more.

21 Feb 2024

Abdominal aortic calcification linked to higher risk of rapid weight loss in older women

Unexplained rapid weight loss in older people could be a sign of underlying disease and can be linked with increased risk of falls and fractures, as well as a poorer long-term prognosis.

1 Feb 2024

New scientific statement outlines recommendations for diagnosing, managing cerebral venous thrombosis

A new scientific statement from the American Heart Association emphasizes the need to increase patients' and physicians' awareness of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) to improve the recognition of this condition and initiate prompt medical treatment.

29 Jan 2024

Study shows slight increase in Guillain-Barre syndrome risk with adenovirus COVID vaccines

Study investigates the link between COVID-19 vaccines and autoimmune/neurological diseases, focusing on Guillain-Barre syndrome (GBS) risks associated with adenovirus vector vaccines.

16 Jan 2024

Dark chocolate cuts hypertension risk: Sweet news from latest study

Study finds dark chocolate intake significantly lowers the risk of essential hypertension, suggesting a beneficial role in cardiovascular health.

12 Jan 2024

UK's maternal mortality rate hits 20-year high

The latest set of data presented by the MBRRACE-UK Collaboration investigation into maternal deaths in the UK shows that the mortality rate for women who died during or soon after pregnancy has increased to levels not seen since 2003-05.

11 Jan 2024

3D-printed bone: Biomimetic scaffolds offer hope for cranial defect repair

The cranial bone in the human body performs very important functions, such as protecting the brain and enabling the passage of the cranial nerves that are essential to physiological functioning.

22 Dec 2023

Common oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban linked to highest risk of bleeding complications

When diagnosed with a blood clot or atrial fibrillation, patients are often prescribed anticoagulants, or blood thinners, to prevent a future clot.

14 Dec 2023

Biodegradable patch holds promise of correcting congenital heart defects in infants

Using laboratory engineered tissue, scientists at the University of Colorado Anschutz Medical Campus have created a full thickness, biodegradable patch that holds the promise of correcting congenital heart defects in infants, limiting invasive surgeries and outlasting current patches.

27 Nov 2023

Parkinson's disease a potential pathogenetic factor for coronary artery disease and stroke, study suggests

Researchers performed a two-sample Mendelian randomization (MR) analysis to explore causal associations between Parkinson's disease (PD) and cardio-cerebrovascular diseases.

24 Nov 2023

Sickle Cell Disease patients and the use of disease-modifying treatments

New disease-modifying treatments (DMTs), namely, crizanlizumab, L-glutamine, and voxelotor, have recently been approved.

23 Nov 2023

Injectable grain-of-rice-sized glucose monitor could revolutionize diabetes management

The first glucose self-monitoring system created in 1970 weighed three pounds, was initially designed only for physicians' offices and needed a large drop of blood for a reading.

17 Nov 2023

Anti-inflammatory medication does not reduce frailty risk in adults with atherosclerosis

Frailty is a common condition in older populations that increases the risk of adverse health outcomes and mortality.

14 Nov 2023

Clotting risk from birth control normalizes within weeks of stopping hormonal contraceptives

Using birth control pills and other hormone-based contraceptives is known to elevate the risk of blood clots about three-fold, but a new study suggests that this risk largely goes away within two to four weeks after one stops using these contraceptives, according to research published today in Blood.

8 Nov 2023

Positive antiphospholipid antibodies linked to increased cardiovascular risk in lupus patients

New research at ACR Convergence 2023, the American College of Rheumatology's (ACR) annual meeting, describes a link between positive antiphospholipid antibodies and an increased risk of future cardiovascular disease in patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE).

7 Nov 2023

BMI should not be used to determine eligibility for gender-affirming chest surgery

Body mass index, or BMI, is a person's mass (weight) in kilograms divided by the square of their height in meters.

7 Nov 2023

Rising temperatures pose looming threat: Extreme heat could elevate cardiovascular mortality for US residents by midcentury

Researchers estimate the change in the severe heat-related cardiovascular mortality burden in the United States.

3 Nov 2023

Scientists identify mechanism causing deadly blood clots after some COVID-19 vaccines

A mechanism that led some patients to experience cases of deadly clotting following some types of Covid-19 vaccination has been identified in new research.

30 Oct 2023

Thrombosis News and Research

Latest Thrombosis News and Research

Intravascular imaging improves survival in heart disease patients undergoing stent placement

Study links ultra-processed food consumption with higher cardiovascular risk

Study reveals high prevalence of persistent COVID-19 infections in general population

Abdominal aortic calcification linked to higher risk of rapid weight loss in older women

New scientific statement outlines recommendations for diagnosing, managing cerebral venous thrombosis

Study shows slight increase in Guillain-Barre syndrome risk with adenovirus COVID vaccines

Dark chocolate cuts hypertension risk: Sweet news from latest study

UK's maternal mortality rate hits 20-year high

3D-printed bone: Biomimetic scaffolds offer hope for cranial defect repair

Common oral anticoagulant rivaroxaban linked to highest risk of bleeding complications

Biodegradable patch holds promise of correcting congenital heart defects in infants

Parkinson's disease a potential pathogenetic factor for coronary artery disease and stroke, study suggests

Sickle Cell Disease patients and the use of disease-modifying treatments

Injectable grain-of-rice-sized glucose monitor could revolutionize diabetes management

Anti-inflammatory medication does not reduce frailty risk in adults with atherosclerosis

Clotting risk from birth control normalizes within weeks of stopping hormonal contraceptives

Positive antiphospholipid antibodies linked to increased cardiovascular risk in lupus patients

BMI should not be used to determine eligibility for gender-affirming chest surgery

Rising temperatures pose looming threat: Extreme heat could elevate cardiovascular mortality for US residents by midcentury

Scientists identify mechanism causing deadly blood clots after some COVID-19 vaccines

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