Cardiology Update: Elevated cancer risk among women with new-onset atrial fibrillation savita thakur thakur27 May 2016 3:13 PM ISTAmong nearly 35,000 initially healthy women who were followed-up for about 20 years, those with new-onset atrial fibrillation had an increased risk of...
Cesarean Section raises Risk for Postpartum Venous Thromboembolism : CHEST Study supriya kashyap kashyap23 Sept 2016 4:34 PM ISTWomen are four times more likely to suffer a VTE after a cesarean section compared to a vaginal birth, according to a new study in CHEST®.Roughly one...
Only five per cent Indians aware of Venous Thromboembolism: Experts supriya kashyap kashyap30 Sept 2016 12:18 PM ISTKolkata: Only five per cent of Indians are aware of thrombosis -- formation of blood clots in the vein -- which affects roughly one in 1,000 people in...
Statins could prevent Venous Thromboembolism: Lancet Study supriya kashyap kashyap24 Jan 2017 1:02 PM ISTStatins could hold the key to eradicating one of the most preventable causes of hospital deaths after researchers uncovered a new role for the...
Cause of thrombosis in patients with malignant brain tumours discovered supriya kashyap kashyap18 March 2017 10:34 AM ISTPatients with malignant brain tumours have an increased risk of thrombosis. Up until now we did not understand the mechanisms behind this. An...
DOACs - direct oral anticoagulants associated with less risk of major bleeding : BMJ Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli15 Oct 2017 7:20 PM ISTA new group of drugs used to treat patients with serious blood clots are not associated with a higher risk of major bleeding compared with the older...
ACOG recommends five must follow quality measures for high-risk pregnancies Anjali Nimesh Nimesh16 Oct 2017 8:00 PM ISTThe United States spends significantly more money on the delivery of healthcare yet experiences inferior results. Some measures exist in the...
Acute kidney failure with VTE proves difficult to treat Anjali Nimesh Nimesh26 Oct 2017 7:03 PM ISTResearchers from the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center conducted a prospective, observational study to assess the impact that weight and...
Rivaroxaban approved for long term VTE Protection by FDA Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli31 Oct 2017 7:25 PM ISTRivaroxaban in a dose of 10 mg once daily has been cleared by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for combating the ongoing risk of recurrent...
Andexanet alfa reverses complication of bleeding associated with DOACs Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli21 Feb 2018 7:20 PM ISTVery recently developed direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) Rivaroxaban, apixaban, and edoxaban are direct inhibitors of FXa approved for the...
All about contraception after pregnancy : Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare Guidelines Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli4 March 2018 7:02 PM ISTThe new guideline on Contraception after pregnancy has been released by Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare, UK.This Guideline summary...
VTE Risk higher in Most Emergency General Surgery Patients Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli9 April 2018 7:05 PM ISTVenous thromboembolism (VTE) represents the most preventable cause of morbidity and mortality in hospitalized patients.Emergency general surgery...
