A new diagnostic test to detect pulmonary embolism (a blockage of the main artery of the lung) misses fewer clots, but seems to result in overdiagnosis, warn experts on bmj.com. The introduction of CT pulmonary angiography has been associated with an 80% rise in the detection of pulmonary emboli...
Cut your toe, and platelets -- those disc-shaped cells circulating in your blood -- rush to the scene, clumping together to plug the leak. But when an unwanted clot forms in an artery, and an overaccumulation of platelets blocks blood flow, a heart attack or stroke occurs, too often with fatal...
An experimental device for removing blood clots in stroke patients dramatically outperformed the standard mechanical treatment, according to research presented by UCLA Stroke Center director Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver at the American Stroke Association's 2012 international conference in New Orleans...
The use of drospirenone-containing oral birth control pills is linked to a significantly higher risk of blood clots, both deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, according to an article in the CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). All oral contraceptives are associated with a higher...
An updated clinical practice guideline released by the American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS) Board of Directors recommends how to reduce the likelihood of blood clots after hip or knee replacement surgery, procedures that more than 800,000 Americans undergo each year. The new guideline...
A new risk prediction tool can identify patients at high risk of serious blood clots who might need preventative treatment, according to a study published on bmj.com. The tool, which can be found at www.qthrombosis.org, is based on simple variables which the patient is likely to know and could...
A sudden drop in blood pressure while undergoing dialysis has long vexed many kidney patients. Side effects associated with this situation over the long term range from stroke to seizure to heart damage to death. Patients also suffer in the short term with gastrointestinal, muscular and...
my period has never been regular to start off.. I have no pain at all. just really worried about what it could be. i have really noticed it the past couple times i have had sex it happens right afterwards and i woke up this morning to some spotting its not heavy at all just a couple trickles and...
I'm on a anti biotic for an infected wisdom tooth.. mind you i'm having them out in two weeks thank god FINALLY. I'm also on birth control (YAZ) for the past two weeks i've been bleeding continuously with blood clots. two weeks early fom when I should start my normal period... What could be this...