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In Rare Cases, Blood Transfusion Might Cause Brain Hemorrhage
TUESDAY, Sept. 12, 2023 – It’s possible that the cause of spontaneous, recurring brain hemorrhages can be passed through blood transfusion, researchers say. The likelihood of this happening is very s...
Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25 percent since early August. Back-to-back...
Link Explored for NSAID Use, Hormonal Contraception, VTE Risk
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – In women of reproductive age, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use is associated with venous thromboembolism, with significantly more additional events with...
Red Cross Appeals for Donors During National Blood Shortage
MONDAY, Sept. 11, 2023 – The American Red Cross said Monday that it urgently needs blood donations because the national blood supply has dropped nearly 25% since early August. Back-to-back...
Combo of Certain Birth Control Pills, Painkillers Could Raise Women's Clot Risk
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 – It's well known that certain forms of birth control carry a small risk of blood clots. Now a large new study suggests that some common painkillers can magnify that risk. The...
Pulmonary Embolism-Related Mortality Remained Unchanged From 2006 to 2019
FRIDAY, Sept. 8, 2023 – Mortality related to pulmonary embolism (PE) has remained unchanged since 2006 and is higher among men, Black patients, and those living in rural areas, according to a study...
Concizumab May Be Effective Prophylaxis for Hemophilia A or B With Inhibitors
FRIDAY, Sept. 1, 2023 – Patients with hemophilia A or B with inhibitors have a lower annualized bleeding rate with concizumab than with no prophylaxis, according to a phase 3 study published online...
Why Black People May Be More Prone to Severe Stroke
FRIDAY, July 28, 2023 – Black people tend to be more vulnerable to suffering severe strokes, but scientists have long struggled to figure out why. Until now: New research suggests it may boil down...
Anticoagulants Do Not Reduce Arterial Thrombotic Event Risk in Cancer
FRIDAY, July 7, 2023 – For ambulatory patients on systemic anticancer therapy, anticoagulants do not reduce the risk of arterial thrombotic events (ATEs) and are associated with increased bleeding...
Benefits of Indefinite Anticoagulant Unclear After First VTE
THURSDAY, June 29, 2023 – For patients with a first unprovoked venous thromboembolism (VTE), indefinite anticoagulation prevents some recurrent VTE events but induces additional major bleeding...
AHA News: Young Girl Who Endured Heart Defect and Stroke Is Now a Healthy Adult
THURSDAY, June 22, 2023 (American Heart Association News) – Seeing Shelby Lombardo's white blood cell counts periodically spike, her pediatrician thought the then-4-year-old had leukemia. But a test...
Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Beneficial for Pulmonary Embolism
TUESDAY, June 20, 2023 – For patients with intermediate- to high-risk pulmonary embolism, catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) is associated with a lower risk for death and major bleeding than...
Tranexamic Acid Does Not Up Functional Outcome After Major Trauma
THURSDAY, June 15, 2023 – For adults with major trauma at risk for trauma-induced coagulopathy, tranexamic acid administered before hospital admission is not associated with improvement in favorable...
2015 to 2019 Saw Increase in ED Use of CTPA for Suspected Pulmonary Embolism
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 – From 2015 to 2019, there was an increase in the use of computed tomographic pulmonary angiography (CTPA) in the emergency department for suspected pulmonary embolism (PE), as...
Bleeding-Linked Hospitalization Up With Amiodarone in A-Fib
TUESDAY, May 23, 2023 – For patients with atrial fibrillation receiving apixaban or rivaroxaban, the risk of bleeding-related hospitalizations is greater during amiodarone treatment than flecainide...
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