Thromboembolism

In this video, Iberia Romina Sosa, MD, PhD, discusses the results of a study presented at ASH Annual Meeting and Exposition, which examined the risk of thrombosis in patients with a protein S deficiency.

Anticoagulants are one of the most commonly prescribed medication classes, and the utilization of these agents is on the rise.

Halting oral anticoagulation during transcatheter aortic valve replacement was not noninferior to anticoagulant continuation, but conferred lower bleeding risk and had no impact on thromboembolic risk, a speaker reported.

Abbott announced the FDA approved elimination of aspirin as part of routine management from the label of its fully magnetically levitated left ventricular assist device.

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Clinicians do not consistently use algorithms for dosing methoxy polyethylene glycol-epoetin beta when treating patients with anemia, presented research shows.

Patients who underwent cancer surgery had an increased risk for venous thromboembolism for up to 1 year after the procedure, results from a retrospective study published in JAMA Network Open showed.

SAN DIEGO — Pregnant patients with concomitant systemic lupus erythematosus and antiphospholipid syndrome have an 18-fold increased risk for cardiovascular events vs. healthy pregnant controls, said a speaker at ACR Convergence 2023.

The American College of Chest Physicians recently issued new clinical guidance on antithrombotic therapy for arterial thrombosis and thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19.

An increased rate of venous thromboembolism is associated with atopic dermatitis in adults, although that increased risk is small, according to a study.

In this edition, cancer and COVID-19 increase risk for thromboembolism, glofitamab shows curative potential in lymphoma, efgartigimod improves platelet counts, and more.