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UrduBlood clots are thought to occur in as many as a third of patients hospitalized with COVID-19. In many cases these clots can be deadly, such as pulmonary embolisms—blood clots that travel to the lungs. In fact, in nearly one third of patients with COVID-19, these clots led to death.
Tag: VTE
Blood Protein Levels and Birth Control Pills May Increase Blood Clot Risk in Female Astronauts
Article title: Albumin, oral contraceptives and venous thromboembolism risk in astronauts Authors: Sara R. Zwart, Serena M. Auñón-Chancellor, Martina Heer, M. Mark Melin, Scott M. Smith From the authors: “We report here evidence of an association between oral contraceptive use…
Major bleeding reduced in patients having non-cardiac surgery
The drug tested, tranexamic acid (TXA), was given to patients at risk of bleeding or vascular complications. The study found that TXA did not increase deep vein clotting known as VTE, heart attack, non-hemorrhagic stroke, or other major vascular complication in the 30 days after surgery.
In the study, half of 9,535 patients in 22 countries were randomly assigned TXA, half placebo. Patients were 45 years or older (average age 69 years); 44% of them were female.
Exploring the Impact of Blood Clots in the Veins during Renal Cell Carcinoma Surgery
Research Results from Rutgers Cancer Institute of New Jersey Presented at American Urological Association Annual Meeting