All high risk surgery patients must be screened early for perioperative pulmonary embolism Dr Monish Raut12 Jun 2022 7:30 PM ISTA life-threatening disorder, pulmonary embolism requires prompt detection and treatment. Patients who have surgery are five times more likely to...
Statin use lowers 30-day death risk in pulmonary embolism patients: Study Medha Baranwal1 Jun 2022 10:45 AM ISTSpain: Patients with acute pulmonary embolism (PE) using statins at baseline were found to be at significantly lower mortality risk within the first...
High risk of serious blood clots until six months post covid-19 infection: BMJ Isra Zaman7 April 2022 10:30 PM ISTThere could be a high possibility of occurrence of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and bleeding event for up to 3 months, 6 months, and 2...
USFDA okays Alembic Pharma Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules Ruchika Sharma7 April 2022 3:41 PM ISTDabigatran Etexilate capsules, are indicated for reduction of risk of stroke and systemic embolism in non-valvular atrial fibrillation in adult...
No increase in cases of MI, stroke, and pulmonary embolism after mRNA vaccine in elderly: JAMA Medha Baranwal1 Dec 2021 9:45 AM ISTFrance: Researchers in a recent study observed no increase in the incidence of stroke, myocardial infarction, and pulmonary embolism at 14 days...
USFDA approves Alembic Pharma Dabigatran Etexilate Capsules Ruchika Sharma23 Nov 2021 2:31 PM ISTMumbai: Drugmaker, Alembic Pharmaceuticals Limited, today announced that the company has received tentative approval from the US Food &...
Early switch to dabigatran safe for patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism: PEITHO-2 trial Medha Baranwal20 Oct 2021 9:45 AM ISTGermany: An early switch from heparin to dabigatran in patients with intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism is safe and effective, show results from the...
D-Dimer, poor screening test for excluding pulmonary embolism in COVID-19 patients: JAMA Medha Baranwal15 Oct 2021 10:00 AM ISTTampa: Results from a recent study have suggested that the use of D-dimer levels for exclusion of pulmonary embolism (PE) among hospitalized patients...
Incidence of PE nine fold higher in patients with Covid-19, finds study Dr Sravan Kumar30 Sept 2021 9:00 AM ISTInfection by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 promotes a pro-coagulant state, detected by increased D-dimer levels and is related to...
Early switch from heparin to dabigatran effective and safe for acute intermediate-risk PE: Lancet Dr. Shravani Dali20 Sept 2021 9:15 AM ISTAn early switch from heparin to dabigatran for acute intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) is both effective and safe, suggests a study...
Acute severe COVID-19 infection seems to have prolonged recovery: BMJ study Dr Sravan Kumar16 Jun 2021 9:00 AM ISTThe clinical features of hospitalised patients with COVID-19 have been well described in various studies ; however, less data are available on the...
Rheumatoid arthritis patients at increased risk of Thromboembolism: Study Medha Baranwal16 Feb 2021 5:15 PM ISTCanada: Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients are at increased risk of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), pulmonary embolism (PE), and venous thromboembolism...
