Quick Take: Medium and long-term risks of specific cardiovascular diseases in survivors of 20 adult cancers
With the large and growing population of cancer survivors over the last several decades, there exists significant concern that these ...
Tag: venous thromboembolism
Quick Take: A multicenter trial of vena cava filters in severely injured patients
Venous thromboembolism (VTE) is common following major trauma. While delay in thromboprophylaxis initiation by more than 1 to 3 days ...
Quick Take: Use of Hormone Replacement Therapy and Risk of Venous Thromboembolism: Nested Case-Control Studies Using the QResearch and CPRD Databases
Hormone replacement therapy (HRT), often prescribed to women during menopause, has been shown to increase the risk for venous thromboembolism ...
2 Minute Medicine Rewind January 14, 2019
An Evaluation of the Effects of Lowering Blood Alcohol Concentration Limits for Drivers on the Rates of Road Traffic Accidents ...
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2 Minute Medicine Rewind December 11, 2018
Apixaban to Prevent Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with Cancer The risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) is significantly increased in patients ...
Cross-sex hormone therapy raises risk for vascular events in transgender women
1. Transgender women had higher rates of venous thrombotic events (VTE) with cross-sex hormones. 2. Similar rates of ischemic stroke ...
Varicose veins associated with higher risk of deep vein thromboses, pulmonary embolisms, and peripheral arterial disease
1. In this case-control study, patients with varicose veins were at higher risk of deep vein thromboses (DVTs), pulmonary embolisms ...
Aspirin comparable to rivaroxaban for extended venous thromboembolism prophylaxis following arthroplasty: The EPCAT II trial
1. Patients initially treated with rivaroxaban following total knee or hip arthroplasty experienced similar rates of venous thromboembolism (VTE) regardless ...
Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria non-inferior to usual care for patients at low-risk for pulmonary embolism
1. In this multicenter, randomized controlled study, the Pulmonary Embolism Rule-out Criteria (PERC) was not associated with an inferior rate ...
Low prevalence of pulmonary embolism among patients with syncope
1. Based on this retrospective cohort study from multiple countries, the prevalence of pulmonary embolism among patients presenting to the ...
