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Blood Clot Risk in Patients Increased by Sudden Drop in Blood Pressure...
New research indicates that a sudden drop in blood pressure while undergoing dialysis can lead to an increased risk of blood clots in patients. According to the study led by researchers at the...
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Blood Clots may be Hereditary
Blood clots could run in the family after a new study conducted by Swedish researchers revealed that if there are two or more siblings affected by blood clots in deep veins, such as in legs, it could...
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New Tool to Identify Patients at High Risk of Serious Blood Clots
A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of serious blood clots (known as venous thromboembolism) who might need preventative treatment, says a study published on a...
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Special Inflating Boots may Reduce Risk of Blood Clots During C-Section
Health experts are advising pregnant women opting for C-section to ask for special inflating boots on the legs during the operation since it would reduce the risk of blood clots. Expectant mothers...
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Study: Blood Clots More Common Among Cancer Patients
In an analysis conducted with around 30,000 cancer patients it was found that blood clots are more common, causing additional hospitalizations. The study, which will be reported Sept. 26 at the 2011...
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Manchester United Exec Develops Near-Fatal Blood Clots Due to Exercise
A 24-year old woman who works at English football club Manchester United developed a potentially fatal deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and was told that the condition was caused by her exercise regimen....
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Blood Clot Risk Increased in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) patients undergoing surgery have higher risk of developing deep vein thrombosis (DVT), finds study published Online First by iArchives of Surgery/i. DVT is the...
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Some Birth Control Pills Can Cause Serious Blood Clots, Study Confirms
A study published on bmj confirms previous findings that certain oral contraceptive pills are more likely to cause serious blood clots (venous thromboembolism - VTE ) than others. The authors, led by...
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Factors Associated With Increased Risk Of Blood Clot Within Coronary Stent...
Patients with certain genes or specific factors related to use of the anti-clotting drug clopidogrel are more likely to experience a blood clot within a coronary stent shortly after placement,...
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Blood Clot Drug Xarelto Receives FDA Nod for Use in Patients at High Risk...
The US Food and Drug Administration has extended the approved indications for Bayer Healthcare's blood clot drug, Xarelto. The latter will now be used for treating abnormal heart rhythm patients at...
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Drospirenone-containing Contraceptives Tied to Blood Clot Risk
Drospirenone-containing oral birth control pills increase the risk of blood clots, both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, finds study published in the iCanadian Medical Association...
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New Probe to Detect Blood Clots
A novel probe has been designed by scientist to detect dangerous blood clots and deposits that pass through arteries. Till date probes are essentially cameras that can travel inside arteries. The new...
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Study Says Most Cancer-related Blood Clots Occur in Outpatients
Most cancer-related blood clots occur when a person is out of the hospital, at home or elsewhere while on chemotherapy, shows study. This data is striking because, until now, outpatients had not been...
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Iron Deficiency Increases Risk of Dangerous Blood Clots
The risk of dangerous blood clots is drastically increased due to deficiency of iron, according to a new study published in the journal Thorax. Researchers from the Imperial College London observed...
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Micro-robots in Blood Stream Expected to Kill Tumours, Blood Clots, Soon
Novel type of therapeutic technology looks promising in treating diseases by steering microscopic-scale medical robots into the bloodstream reveals a new study. Scientists believe the microbots, which...
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New Device Effective for Removing Blood Clots
In stroke patients, a new stent-like device effectively removes blood clots, reveals study. Named SOLITAIRE, it has a self-expanding, stent-like design and, once inserted into a clot using a thin...
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Increase in Injectable Treatment for Blood Clots in Advanced Cancer Patients
A new study has found that the use of an injectable, clot-preventing drug known as Low Molecular Weight Heparin to treat patients with advanced cancer complicated by blood clots increased steadily...
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Blood Clots can be Caused by Dental Plaque Bacteria
Streptococcus gordonii - dental plaque bacteria can cause blood clots and trigger endocarditis (inflammation of inner layers of heart), shows research. IStreptococcus gordonii/I is a normal inhabitant...
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Thrombus Aspiration and Stents Foster Similar Outcomes After Angioplasty
In patients with acute ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI), thrombus aspiration (TA) during angioplasty provides long-term outcomes similar to conventional intervention with bare-metal...
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Formation Of Blood Clots Averted by Flavonoid Compound Found In Foods And...
Rutin, a compound usually found in fruits and vegetables and sold over the counter as a dietary supplement, has demonstrated to inhibit the formation of blood clots in an animal model of thrombosis....
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