Inflammation May Be the Culprit Behind Our Deadliest Diseases
In the early days of my medical residency, I met a man whom we’ll call Jason. He arrived to our emergency room on a holiday, nonchalant yet amiable, and complained of mild chest pain. Jason was tall and trim, with a strong South Boston accent and fingertips still faintly stained from his last home-improvement project. He was only 45 years old, but he looked much younger. He didn’t smoke, barely drank alcohol, and his cholesterol levels had always been normal. No one in his family had a history of heart disease. He asked us if we could work quickly—he wanted to be home for dinner with his daughters.
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Source: TIME: Health - April 11, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Authors: Shilpa Ravella Tags: Uncategorized freelance health Source Type: news
High-Dose Anticoagulation Aids Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia High-Dose Anticoagulation Aids Patients With COVID-19 Pneumonia
Compared to standard dosing, a high-dose anticoagulation regimen failed to impact mortality, but significantly reduced thrombosis risk.Medscape Medical News (Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines)
Source: Medscape Medical News Headlines - March 31, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Tags: Critical Care News Source Type: news
VTE Risk in Recurrent Ovarian Cancer Increases With More Lines of Chemotherapy
(MedPage Today) -- TAMPA, Fla. -- As lines of therapy increased for recurrent ovarian cancer, so did the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE), a retrospective study showed.
Almost 80% of VTEs occurred in patients who had received three or more... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 30, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
High Biomarker Level Plus Diabetes Predict Bad PCI Outcomes High Biomarker Level Plus Diabetes Predict Bad PCI Outcomes
High platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio and type 2 diabetes boosted the risk for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular events and stent thrombosis in people undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.First Look (Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines)
Source: Medscape Cardiology Headlines - March 28, 2023 Category: Cardiology Tags: Cardiology News Source Type: news
Trial Suggests Anticoagulation 'Sweet Spot' for COVID in the ICU
(MedPage Today) -- No anticoagulation strategy came out a clear winner for hard outcomes in a hypoxic and largely critically ill COVID-19 patient population, although higher-dose prophylaxis did decrease risk of developing thrombosis, a French... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 22, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Venous Thromboembolism Risk Low in COVID-19 Outpatients
MONDAY, March 20, 2023 -- The absolute risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) is low among outpatients with COVID-19, according to a study published online March 13 in JAMA Network Open.
Margaret C. Fang, M.D., from the University of California in... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 20, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Clot Risk Generally Low for COVID Outpatients
(MedPage Today) -- Overall risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE) was low for typical COVID outpatients, though higher rates were identified in certain groups, suggesting opportunity for targeted interventions or increased short-term surveillance... (Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular)
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - March 16, 2023 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news
Use of Vena Cava Filters in VTE Patients Is Safe, Effective
THURSDAY, March 16, 2023 -- Inferior vena cava filters (VCFs) are a safe and effective way to treat venous thromboembolism (VTE), according to a study published online Feb. 23 in the Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology.
Matthew S.... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 16, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
VTE risk low among COVID-19 outpatients
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Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 14, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Common Sugar Substitute Negatively Impacts Cardiovascular Risk
THURSDAY, March 9, 2023 -- Erythritol is associated with incident major adverse cardiovascular event risk and enhances platelet reactivity and thrombosis formation, according to a study published online Feb. 27 in Nature Medicine.
Marco Witkowski,... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 9, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
New VOYAGER PAD Analysis Confirms Consistent Benefit of XARELTO ® (rivaroxaban) Plus Aspirin Following Lower Extremity Revascularization (LER)
TITUSVILLE, NJ, March 5, 2023 – The Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson today announced data from a new prespecified analysis from the Phase 3 VOYAGER PAD clinical trial reinforcing the benefits of the XARELTO® (rivaroxaban) vascular dose (2.5 mg twice daily plus aspirin 100 mg once daily) over standard of care (aspirin alone), demonstrating consistent benefit at 30 days, 90 days and up to three years following LER in patients with PAD. Lower extremity revascularization, also called peripheral revascularization, is a procedure that restores blood flow in blocked arteries or veins. This analysis of ...
Source: Johnson and Johnson - March 5, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Tags: Latest News Source Type: news
Sex Differences Seen in Vascular Response to Mental Stress
FRIDAY, March 3, 2023 -- For women, peripheral microvascular dysfunction in response to mental stress is associated with adverse cardiovascular events, according to a study published online March 1 in Atherosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular... (Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News)
Source: Drugs.com - Pharma News - March 3, 2023 Category: Pharmaceuticals Source Type: news
Five sensations indicative of a 'dangerous' blood clot in the leg - 'get help'
Deep vein thrombosis is a blood clot within a vein, usually in the leg, which can be extremely "dangerous". (Source: Daily Express - Health)
Source: Daily Express - Health - March 3, 2023 Category: Consumer Health News Source Type: news
Ultrasound ablation improves motor function in Parkinson's disease patients
Ultrasound ablation potentially improves motor function and reduces dyskinesi...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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PET tracers predict prostate patient response to HIFU (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - March 1, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
Ultrasound renal denervation helps reduce blood pressure
Renal denervation via ultrasound can reduce daytime ambulatory systolic bloo...Read more on AuntMinnie.comRelated Reading:
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USPSTF advises against carotid artery stenosis screening (Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines)
Source: AuntMinnie.com Headlines - February 28, 2023 Category: Radiology Source Type: news
