Early LMWH prophylaxis in surgical patients with severe hypertensive intracerebral hemorrhage
The Blood Thinner Timing Puzzle After a Brain Bleed
This retrospective cohort study evaluated early low-molecular-weight heparin calcium prophylaxis for venous thromboembolism in 123 surgical …
After brain bleed surgery, doctors face a tough choice — start blood thinners early to prevent leg clots, or wait and risk a dangerous clot …
Retrospective study links systemic BP control to better visual outcomes with conbercept for RVO-related macular edema
Your Blood Pressure May Decide How Well Eye Injections Work
A retrospective cohort study of 76 hypertensive patients with macular edema secondary to retinal vein occlusion found that those with contro…
If you need eye injections for fluid swelling behind the retina, keeping your blood pressure in check could decide how much vision you get b…
Meta-analysis finds increased bleeding with antithrombotic therapy during breast biopsy, but clinically relevant events are rare
Continuing blood thinners during breast biopsy increases minor bleeding but rarely serious problems
A systematic review and meta-analysis of 8 studies including 11,524 patients undergoing image-guided breast biopsy found that continuing ant…
Continuing blood thinners during a breast biopsy slightly increases minor bleeding but rarely causes serious problems like heart attacks or …
Asthma associated with increased odds of venous thromboembolism, pulmonary embolism, and deep vein thrombosis in observational studies
Asthma Linked to Higher Risk of Blood Clots in Observational Data
This meta-analysis of observational studies involving patients with asthma found a statistically significant association between asthma and …
People with asthma face a 1.61 times higher risk of blood clots, with the danger of pulmonary embolism rising 2.41 times and deep vein throm…
Regional anesthesia with propofol sedation versus general anesthesia in unilateral total knee arthroplasty patients
Numb Legs, Faster Walks: New Knee Surgery Data
This retrospective cohort study evaluated 250 patients undergoing unilateral total knee arthroplasty to compare regional anesthesia with mon…
New knee surgery data shows regional anesthesia leads to faster walking and fewer readmissions without increasing dangerous blood clot risk.
Retrievable IVC filters in lung transplant recipients show 66% retrieval rate with low complications
Study examines safety and retrieval of blood clot filters in lung transplant patients
A retrospective single-center cohort of 95 lung transplant recipients who received retrievable IVC filters for venous thromboembolism found …
Doctors successfully removed clot-catching filters from two-thirds of lung transplant patients, with the procedure taking just eight minutes…
FDA Approves Xarelto (rivaroxaban) for multiple indications including stroke prevention in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation and treatment of VTE
FDA approves a new blood thinner called Xarelto for several heart and clot conditions
The FDA approved rivaroxaban (Xarelto), a factor Xa inhibitor, for multiple indications including reducing stroke risk in nonvalvular atrial…
FDA approves new blood thinner Xarelto to prevent dangerous clots in heart conditions, deep vein issues, and after major surgeries.