Hematology
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HPV Vaccine's Benefits Are Mainly Extracervical
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Withholding Warfarin After GI Bleed Raises Risk of Thrombosis, Death
Major Finding: The rate of thrombotic events was 0.4% in patients who resumed warfarin therapy after an episode of GI bleeding, compared with 5.5...
Conference Coverage
TRILOGY: Prasugrel, Clopidogrel Look Similar in ACS Patients
Major Finding: Prasugrel showed no overall efficacy edge over clopidogrel in medically managed patients with non–ST-segment elevation acute...
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Radiation to Pancreas Linked with Diabetes in Childhood Cancer Survivors
Major Finding: Cancer survivors who received radiotherapy to the tail of the pancreas at a dose of 10 Gy or more during childhood were...
Conference Coverage
VTE Risk Pumped Up in Rheumatoid Arthritis
Major Finding: The risk of venous thromboembolism was 40% greater in RA patients than controls in one 2-year study, whereas a second study found...
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No Extra Concerns for Stroke Treatment in Warfarin Users
Major Finding: There was no significant difference in hemorrhage rates after intravenous TPA between stroke patients taking warfarin and those not...
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Hormonal Contraception Raises Thrombotic Stroke, MI Risk
Major Finding: Women who used low-dose OCs (30-40 mcg estradiol) had a risk of arterial thrombosis that was 1.3-2.3 times higher than that in...
PURLs
Treating pulmonary embolism at home?
For select patients, acute PE can be managed safely and effectively without hospitalization.
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Daily Aspirin Reduced Recurrent Venous Thromboembolism
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Dual VTE Prophylaxis Warranted for Colectomy Patients
Major Finding: VTE rates were 0.3% for patients receiving combined prophylaxis, compared with 1.3% for those not receiving combination prophylaxis...
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Infants Left Out of Survival Gains in Childhood Leukemia
Major Finding: Five-year survival in children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia steadily increased from 83.7% in 1990-1994 to 87.7% in 1994-1999...