In essence, patients with IF DVT who receive warfarin must have it overlapped with initial AC (usually heparin or LMWH) until INR >2 for at least 24 h with a target INR of 2–3. If the IF DVT was ...

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 ...

Photo Credit: Adapted from Bashir R. Prospective multicenter trial of pharmaco-mechanical catheter-directed thrombolysis with the Bashir endovascular catheter for acute pulmonary embolism: the RESCUE ...

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 deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot in the leg. An acute DVT has only been there for a couple of weeks (a chronic DVT will have been there for more than a couple of weeks). It may be an ...

FDA Approves Pradaxa® (dabigatran etexilate mesylate) for Treatment and Reduction in the Risk of Recurrence of Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism Three pivotal trials showed PRADAXA as ...

Researchers sought to determine whether vaccination against COVID-19 would increase the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis. The following article features coverage from the American Society of ...

Just as catheter angiography in the assessment of peripheral vascular disease has largely been replaced by CT or MRI angiography, so too catheter venography has been replaced by ultrasound and or CT ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot that develops within a deep vein, usually in the leg. It can cause pain, swelling, tenderness and red skin but sometimes there are no symptoms. Risk factors ...