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Study explains COVID-19's dangerous cardiovascular complications
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 24 (ANI): A recent guide from emergency medicine doctors details the potentially deadly cardiovascular complications COVID-19 can cause, including heart attacks, heart failures, and blood clots, that can lead to strokes.
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COVID-19 can cause dangerous cardiovascular complications
Updated : 5 years, 10 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], May 18 (ANI): A new paper from the emergency medicine doctors highlights that the coronavirus can cause cardiovascular complications including heart attacks, heart failures, and blood clots, which in turn can lead to strokes.
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Study reveals deadliest malaria strain protects itself from immune system
Updated : 5 years, 11 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], April 14 (ANI): In a novel study, researchers have found that the parasite causing the most severe form of human malaria uses proteins to make red blood cells sticky, making it harder for the immune system to destroy it and leading to potentially fatal blood clots. The
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Study uncovers associations between rheumatoid arthritis, other ailments
Updated : 6 years, 4 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Nov 20 (ANI): People diagnosed with inflammatory bowel disease, type 1 diabetes or blood clots have been found to be at a heightened risk of developing rheumatoid arthritis.
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World Thrombosis Day: Understanding hidden dangers of blood clots
Updated : 6 years, 5 months ago IST
New Delhi (India), Oct 11 (ANI): For a 28-year-old IT professional, one of the important days of his life started with a sharp pain that shot right through his left leg.
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Gender transition hormone therapy may increase cardiovascular risk: Study
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 19 (ANI): A new study revealed that patients receiving hormone therapy as a part of their gender-transition treatment are at an elevated risk of developing cardiovascular diseases, including strokes, heart attacks and blood clots.
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Now, reversible antiplatelet therapy to fight clotting, cancer metastasis
Updated : 7 years, 1 month ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Feb 14 (ANI): Now, a new study published on Wednesday says that a reversible, drug-free antiplatelet therapy could reduce the risk of blood clots and potentially prevent cancer metastasis.
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'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek takes medical leave post brain surgery
Updated : 8 years, 2 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jan 5 (ANI): Longtime 'Jeopardy!' host Alex Trebek, in a video message to fans, has revealed that he recently underwent surgery to remove blood clots from his brain after a fall.
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Blood-thinning drugs may cut dementia risk by upto 48%
Updated : 8 years, 5 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [U.S.A.], October 25 (ANI): Here's a good news! Blood-thinning drugs not only reduce the risk of stroke, but also decrease the risk of developing dementia, in people with an irregular heartbeat, a study has recently found.
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New tool can detect small stroke-causing clots
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jul 7 (ANI): Blood clots in veins and arteries can lead to heart attack, stroke and pulmonary embolism and now a team of scientists has come up with a method of detecting the likelihood of small thrombi better than the current tests.
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New blood clot find could help stave off heart attacks, strokes
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Jun 5 (ANI): A recent study has found that it may be possible to disrupt harmful blood clots in people at risk for heart attack or stroke without upping their risk of bleeding.
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Patients with blood clots in lungs often go sans most effective therapies
Updated : 8 years, 7 months ago IST
Washington D.C. [USA], Mar. 19 (ANI): According to a recent study, pulmonary embolism (PE) treatments have low rates of use across the United States.
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