Thrombosis

Prior SARS-CoV-2 infection, especially for those requiring hospitalization, was associated with increased risk for heart attack and stroke for up to 3 years, even among people with no history of heart disease, researchers reported.

SAN DIEGO — Preventing the first thrombosis, and better circumvention of the second, are currently the biggest obstacles in managing antiphospholipid syndrome, according to a speaker at the 2024 Congress of Clinical Rheumatology West.

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.

The National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke has awarded a grant to researchers at Hackensack Meridian Neuroscience Institute to study a novel approach to improving outcomes after TBI.

ATLANTA — In patients with severe aortic stenosis and a small aortic annulus undergoing transcatheter aortic valve replacement, hemodynamic parameters were best with a self-expanding valve, according to data from the SMART trial.

SAN DIEGO — Deuruxolitinib showed significant hair regrowth for up to 68 weeks in patients with alopecia areata, according to a late-breaking presentation at the American Academy of Dermatology Annual Meeting.

Along with type 2 diabetes, dyslipidemia and thrombosis, the cardiometabolic diseases of obesity, hypertension and heart disease form a complex triad that poses significant risks to the health of individuals.

A 42-year-old man with no significant medical history presented initially in the emergency department of an outside hospital with a 2-week history of progressive bilateral nasal congestion, facial pain and pressure.

Children who had a thromboembolic pulmonary embolism rarely developed post-PE syndrome, including high blood pressure in the lungs or cardiac or functional impairment, according to a study published in Blood.

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