Thrombosis
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DVT, PE costs stabilize after third day of hospitalization
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Rivaroxaban and enoxaparin had comparable rates for VTE prophylaxis after hip and knee surgery
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Increase enoxaparin doses to prevent VTEs in trauma patients
Key clinical point: Enoxaparin at 30 mg twice daily isn’t adequate for preventing VTEs in trauma patients.
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IBD patients have significantly higher risk of DVT, pulmonary embolism
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Schizophrenia patients twice as likely to be at risk for DVT and PE
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Poor response to statins predicts growth in plaque
Key clinical point: Patients on statins who had minimal LDL-C lowering also showed increased atheroma progression. Major finding: Of 647 patients...
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NSAIDs after MI raise bleeding risk
Key clinical point: NSAIDs markedly raise major bleeding risk in patients taking antithrombotics after having an MI. Major finding: The incidence...
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Rapid INR reversal key in oral anticoagulant–associated intracerebral hemorrhage
Key clinical point: Rapid INR reversal and systolic blood pressure reduction in patients lowers the rates of hematoma enlargement and in-hospital...
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Maternal age, cardioseptal defects are major risk factors for peripartum thrombosis
Key clinical point: Advanced maternal age and a cardioseptal defect increase the risk of a peripartum thrombotic event. Major finding: The rate of...
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Lower bleeding, death risk with fondaparinux after NSTEMI
Key clinical point: Fondaparinux might lower the risk of severe bleeding and death compared with LMWH in patients with NSTEMI. Major finding: 3.7...
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U-shaped relationship between exercise intensity and cardiovascular health
Key clinical point: Higher-intensity exercise is not associated with proportionally greater reductions in the risk of coronary heart disease....