Statin Might Help Fight Blood Clots in Veins
Cholesterol-lowering Crestor cut risk by 43 percent, study found SUNDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- In addition to dramatically reducing the incidence of heart attacks and stroke, the cholesterol-lowering drug Crestor appears to have another important benefit: reducing the rate of bl...Video: CRESTOR(R) Reduced Risk of Blood Clots in the Veins
ORLANDO, Fla., March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new analysis from the JUPITER study shows that CRESTOR(R) (rosuvastatin calcium) 20mg significantly cut the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) by 43% (p =0.007) compared to placebo among men and women with low to normal cholesterol levels a...No Increase in Clots With Drug-Eluting Stents
Risk appears the same for bare metal or drug-eluting devices, study found,, SUNDAY, March 29 (HealthDay News) -- Despite initial concerns that stent thrombosis, a blood clot inside a stent, is more common with the drug-eluting device, there appears to be no difference in the clot risk ...Cosmetic Surgery - No Killer Blood Clots to the Lungs Sans GA, PK Anesthesia Can Save the Day
CORONA DEL MAR, Calif., Feb. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Plastic & Reconstructive Surgery (PRS) Journal, the leading journal in the field, published the remarkable safety record of propofol ketamine (PK) anesthesia this month - no killer blood clots to the lungs (pulmonary embolism or PE) of the more th...Cancer Drug Ups Risk of Clots in Veins
Those on Avastin faced 33% increased risk of dangerous side effect TUESDAY, Nov. 18 (HealthDay News) -- The widely used cancer drug Avastin appears to be associated with a greater risk of developing blood clots in the veins of patients with a variety of cancers. This risk lengthens...Statins Lower Risk of Clots in Cancer Patients
Study found those who took them were less likely to get venous thromboembolism MONDAY, Oct. 27 (HealthDay News) -- A class of drugs widely used to lower cholesterol may have a future in preventing blood clots in patients with breast, lung, colon and other solid-organ cancers. Resear...Simpler Test May Be Best for Diagnosing Blood Clots in Leg
Compression ultrasound similar to more expensive whole-leg color ultrasound, study finds,,,, TUESDAY, Oct. 7 (HealthDay News) -- An older, simpler test to look for blood clots in the leg -- called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT -- is as effective as a newer, more expensive test, new res...Broad Screening of Blood Clots May Find Cancers Earlier
Analysis suggests CT scan could boost detection 21% in those with unexplained masses FRIDAY, Sept. 12 (HealthDay News) -- Doing more thorough screening of people with unexplained blood clots -- particularly in the legs, arms and lungs -- could increase the rate of cancer detection amon...Air Pollution Linked to Blood Clots in Legs
Study suggests dirty air may be even more dangerous than previously thought MONDAY, May 12 (HealthDay News) -- Long-term exposure to the tiny, dirty particles in polluted air seems to increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis, which are blood clots in the thighs or legs, an Italian st...Blood Clots in Legs, Lungs Predispose Patients to Repeat Episodes
They're at risk for new blockages within 3 years, study finds MONDAY, Feb. 25 (HealthDay News) -- People who develop a blood clot in their legs (deep vein thrombosis) or in their lungs (pulmonary embolism) are at risk of developing another blood clot within three years, a new study s...Value of Genetic Testing for Preventing Blood Clots Unproven, According to New AHRQ Study
ROCKVILLE, Md., June 16 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- According to a new report by HHS' Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, there is insufficient evidence to conclude that genetic testing for two gene mutations in adults with a history of blood clots helps to prevent a condition known as deep...CRESTOR(R) Reduced Risk of Blood Clots in the Veins
ORLANDO, Fla., March 29 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- A new analysis from the JUPITER study shows that CRESTOR(R) (rosuvastatin calcium) 20mg significantly cut the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) by 43% (p =0.007) compared to placebo among men and women with low to normal cholesterol levels a...Beating Blood Clots after Joint Replacement
Building awareness and understanding among patients is key LAS VEGAS, Feb. 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- As the number of hip and knee replacements skyrocket into the coming years, patients and orthopaedic surgeons need to work together to evaluate and assess a potentially fatal comp...Pivotal National Trial Uses Newest Interventional Radiology Treatment to Bust Blood Clots in Legs
New Treatment May Revolutionize Care for Patients With Deep Vein Thrombosis; $10 Million National Institutes of Health ATTRACT Study To Determine if Drug- Device Technique Can Prevent Post-Thrombotic Syndrome FAIRFAX, Va., Sept. 15 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- ATTRACT -- the first major...Pivotal national trial uses newest interventional radiology treatment to bust blood clots in legs
FAIRFAX, Va.ATTRACTthe first major national trial of a catheter-based treatment for deep vein thrombosiswill evaluate the use of clot-dissolving drugs in combination with clot removal devices to prevent post-thrombotic syndrome in patients with DVT (the formation of a blood clot in a leg vein). PT...NIH stimulus funding supports Emory biomedical scientists
...del of prostate cancer. Understanding hemophilia and other clotting disorders: If your blood has trouble clotting, you might have hemophilia. If it clots too easily, embolisms, heart attacks or strokes can occur. Understanding blood-clotting proteins can improve treatments for inherited hemophilia and c...Study explains potential failure of oral contraceptives with obese women
...inicians actually prescribe lower-dose oral contraceptives to obese patients in an effort to decrease their risk of venous thrombosis. These are blood clots in the legs or elsewhere that can increase the risk of stroke and heart attacks. The study was done with 20 women of ages 18 to 35, all of them hea...Brain malformations significantly associated with preterm birth, Wake Forest research shows
...a could be a key element," he added. "In placental conditions such as preclampsia, which is strongly associated with preterm birth, there may be blood clots coming from the placenta, causing brain damage and malformations in the brain and then, perhaps, the malformed fetus induces its own preterm birth or ...Trans fats hinder multiple steps in blood flow regulation pathways
...the two main causes of heart disease sudden blood clots in the coronary arteries, and atherosclerosis, the...hromboxane (which regulates the formation of blood clots needed for wound healing). While some in the food ...stacyclin needed to keep blood flowing. Thus blood clots may more easily develop, and sudden death is possi...New device detects heart disease using less than one drop of blood
...nt of blood, the device's design also provides researchers with a new model to study the effects that blood flow in the body has on cell binding (like clots form in arteries). "Most immediately, this is could be a new tool to assess cardiovascular health that cuts the amount of blood needed down to a ...American Chemical Society's weekly PressPac -- May 27, 2009
...SE Silver nanoparticles show "immense potential" in prevention of blood clots ACS Nano Scientists are reporting discovery of a potential new alt...spirin, ReoPro, and other anti-platelet agents used widely to prevent blood clots in coronary artery disease, heart attack and stroke. Their study, scheduled...Older men more likely than women to die after pneumonia
...tions. They found patterns in these biomarkers that suggest men generate a stronger inflammatory and coagulation response and, perhaps, break up blood clots more quickly than women in response to infection. "These differences in inflammatory, coagulation and fibrinolysis biomarkers among men may explain th...Blood test predicts chance of dementia
...a defect occurs, cause a hereditable form of FTD. In 1998, defects were found in the gene for the tau protein, a substance that appears in the protein clots in the brains of FTD and Alzheimer's patients. In 2006, Christine Van Broeckhoven's team discovered hereditable defects in the gene for the progranuli...Decreasing insulin resistance prevents obesity-related cardiovascular damage
...t at the Vascular Biology Center and senior investigator on the grant. Blood vessels stop dilating as they should, walls become inflamed and thick and clots can form. "You start adding up cardiovascular problems," says Dr. Fulton, associate professor in the MCG Schools of Medicine and Graduate Studies. ...Chest Physicians Now Suggest Early Intervention for Certain Blood Clots in DVT
2008 American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) Guidelines Will Increase Use of Trellis(R) Peripheral Infusion System NORTHBROOK, Ill., July 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) has published new evidence-based clinical guidelines for physicians that ...Angiotech Pharmaceuticals announces FDA 510(k) clearance of the Option(TM) Inferior Vena Cava Filter
...llection of solid material brought through the bloodstream (embolus) - usually a blood clot (thrombus) or other foreign material. PE occurs when these clots break loose and "embolize" to block pulmonary blood vessels in the lungs. According to clinical research, if left untreated, PE has a mortality rate o...Researchers solve 'bloodcurdling' mystery
...the cutting of the molecule by an enzyme known as ADAMTS13. "In the body, these cutting events decrease hemostatic potential and also enable blood clots to be trimmed in size. The system is so finely tuned that the A2 shear sensor is able to regulate the size of VWF within the blood stream, maintaining...Atritech Completes $30 Million Financing
.... Atritech's WATCHMAN device is designed to keep harmful sized blood clots from entering a patient's blood stream, potentially causing a stroke. Pati...ypically these patients require blood thinning medications to prevent these clots from forming in the heart. Current medical therapy requires frequent monit...Genetic information personalizes warfarin prescribing
...Warfarin was developed at UW-Madison and patented by WARF in the 1940s. Millions of patients take the anti-coagulant to prevent life-threatening blood clots that can cause heart attacks, strokes and death. But if the dose isn't right, dangerous bleeding can occur. Arriving at the right dose is a big ...The Pittsburgh Life Sciences Greenhouse Starts 2009 With Investment Momentum
...erapeutics, Inc., is a medical device company that designs and manufacturers advanced systems to dissolve, remove, and/or find, trap and extract blood clots in a wide range of cerebral vessels, and where necessary deliver therapeutics to the diseased site after clot removal. NeuroInterventional Therapeutic...Concentric Medical Closes on $15 Million Financing
... System(TM), which is a minimally invasive device that is delivered by a neurointerventionalist into the brain to restore blood flow by removing blood clots that cause ischemic stroke. The Merci Retrieval System is available in over 250 leading stroke centers around the world, and has been the subject of ...