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...
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...
Aspirin NOT Inferior to Rivaroxaban for VTE prevention after arthroplasty-EPCAT II Trial Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli Kohli25 Feb 2018 8:00 PM ISTNo data is available regarding comparison of aspirin with direct oral anticoagulants in the prevention of venous thromboembolism after total hip or...
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...
Rivaroxaban -New treatment for DVT in cancer patients Vinay Singh singh13 May 2018 7:20 PM ISTCurrent international guidelines recommend cancer patients are injected with an anticoagulant (a low molecular weight heparin) to treat and prevent...
Reduced dose of DOAC as effective as full dose in recurrent VTE Vinay Singh singh3 Jun 2018 7:20 PM ISTReduced-dose of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) may be as effective as a full-dose treatment, for preventing recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE)...
Peri-Op RBC Transfusion may lead to Postoperative VTE : JAMA Vinay Singh singh21 Jun 2018 7:15 PM ISTAssociation found between perioperative red blood cell, RBC transfusion and the development of new or progressive postoperative venous thromboembolism...
Inferior vena cava filters linked to increased mortality in VTE patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal Baranwal23 July 2018 7:05 PM ISTPatients with venous thromboembolic disease (VTE) and contraindication to anticoagulation who received inferior vena cava (IVC) filter have a...
Rivaroxaban as good as LMW Heparin for reducing VTE recurrence in cancer patients Vinay Singh singh27 July 2018 7:10 PM ISTRivaroxaban, a direct oral anti-coagulant (DOAC) was associated with relatively low Venous thromboembolism (VTE) recurrence but higher clinically...
