Tag: blood clots
Catheter-directed mechanical thrombectomy system demonstrates safety and effectiveness in patients with...
Results from Acute Pulmonary Embolism Extraction Trial with the AlphaVac System (APEX-AX) finds significant improvement in right ventricle function and minimal major adverse events.
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Women and black patients less likely to receive catheter-based treatment for...
New data from the REAL-PE analysis investigated catheter-based pulmonary embolism (PE) treatment, showing women and Black people were less frequently treated with minimally invasive...
Novel thrombectomy system demonstrates positive safety and feasibility results in treating...
Late-breaking data from the ENGULF trial showed that a novel dual-action thrombectomy device was effective and safe in treating acute pulmonary embolism (PE). The...
Milvexian an effective and safe oral pill for prevention of venous...
A worldwide study led by McMaster University in Hamilton, Canada, has shown that milvexian can be used to prevent venous blood clots with minimal...
Study launched to assess blood clot prediction model for paediatric patients
Monroe Carell Jr Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt (Nashville, USA) has launched a study to determine the impact of a predictive model for identifying paediatric...
Astronaut study highlights risk of blood clots in the internal jugular...
Serena Auñón-Chancellor, clinical associate professor of medicine at Louisiana State University Health, New Orleans School of Medicine’s branch campus, in Baton Rouge, USA, is...
More evidence that statins could prevent blood clots in the veins
Further evidence has been found by researchers at the UK’s University of Leicester and University of Bristol to suggest statins could "significantly reduce" the...
Use of computerised systems may help identify patients at decreased risk...
The use of computerised clinical decision support systems among surgical patients are associated with a significant increase in the proportion of patients with adequately...