Blood Clot

A woman’s risk for blood clots varied by the type of hormonal contraception used, according to a nationwide cohort study conducted in Denmark.

Long-term exposure to certain air pollutants significantly increased risk for venous thromboembolism, according to results of an observational study.

In this video, Iberia Romina Sosa, MD, PhD, discusses the results of a study presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exhibition, which further probed the potential comorbidities in patients with a factor XII deficiency.

Treatment with immune checkpoint inhibitors appeared linked with higher risk for venous thromboembolism among adults with metastatic lung cancer, according to study results presented at CHEST Annual Meeting.

Consumption of the artificial sweetener erythritol may be linked with higher risk for blood clot formation compared with glucose in a study of 20 healthy volunteers published in Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology.

Erythritol, a nonnutritive sweetener generally recognized as safe by the FDA, demonstrated fast-acting prothrombotic properties not observed with traditional glucose in a small study.

A system for mechanical thrombectomy treating ischemic stroke demonstrated a high level of sensitivity and specificity compared with human evaluation in a recent clinical trial, according to the manufacturer.

Penumbra announced the FDA clearance and launch of its next-generation computer-assisted vacuum thrombectomy system to remove venous thrombus and treat pulmonary emboli.

Abiomed announced a recall of the labeling for its right heart pump system catheter because its instructions for use do not appropriately address precautions for patients with anticoagulation clotting time below recommended value.

For patients with chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension, balloon pulmonary angioplasty was associated with an improvement in pulmonary hemodynamic parameters and quality of life measures, data from a single-center study show.