Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a significant health problem, leading to the hospital admission of over 250,000 Americans each year. Its most serious acute complication, namely pulmonary embolus, kills ...

USA: A multinational clinical trial published in the New England Journal of Medicine has reported that ultrasound ...

Researchers assessed the relationship between pre-existing PH and inpatient outcomes in adults hospitalized with acute pulmonary embolism.

This kind of blood clot in the leg can lead to a fatal pulmonary embolism. Anticoagulant medications and compression stockings can help prevent acute thrombosis and prevent complications. As a blood ...

Acute venous embolism and thrombosis are both conditions that disrupt blood flow. Treatment may involve medications or surgery. Blood clot formation is a protective mechanism that helps prevent excess ...

In a recent study published in Thrombosis Research, researchers determined plasma signatures of proteins related to or derived from platelets in acute isolated pulmonary embolism (iPE) and deep vein ...

A novel PET radiotracer can accurately detect deep vein thrombosis in the legs and reveal whether clots have migrated to the ...

This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

A PET radiotracer that can visualize deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism wins the Society of Nuclear Medicine and ...

Most interventionalists are comfortable with CDT in the peripheral or coronary arteries for acute thrombosis. CDT has been used successfully for nearly 30 years in this context. Results of an American ...