Coagulation

An injectable, clot-preventing drug known as Low Molecular Weight Heparin was more effective at preventing recurrent clots than warfarin in patients with cancer, according to a new study published in The Oncologist, funded by the National Cancer Institute and led by Kaiser Permanente Colorado.  

CHICAGO — Good news for budget-minded travelers: There’s no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists. Travelers’ blood clots have been nicknamed ...  

New guidelines for air travelers concerned about blood clots offer a short list of those at highest risk of leg clots and refute the notion that people flying economy class have a greater chance of experiencing the potentially deadly condition.  

Flying in economy class may be easier on your wallet. But can it put a greater strain on your legs, raising risks of blood clots? For half a century, traveling in coach by plane, bus or train has been linked to deep vein thrombosis, which occurs ...  

Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists. Travelers' blood clots have been nicknamed "economy-class ...  

They're based on a review of recent research and other medical evidence on deep vein thrombosis, blood clots that form deep in leg veins. Flights lasting at least eight hours are riskiest, the guidelines say. Muscles in the lower legs help push blood in ...  

An experimental device for removing blood clots in stroke patients dramatically outperformed the standard mechanical treatment, according to research presented by UCLA Stroke Center director Dr. Jeffrey L. Saver at the American Stroke Association's 2012 international conference in New Orleans. The SOLITAIRE Flow Restoration Device is among an entirely new generation of devices designed to remove blood clots from blocked brain arteries in...  

CHICAGO -- Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists. Travelers' blood clots have been nicknamed ...  

Good news for budget-minded travelers: There's no proof that flying economy-class increases your chances of dangerous blood clots, according to new guidelines from medical specialists. The real risk is not getting up and moving during long flights, whether ...  

TUESDAY, Feb. 7 (HealthDay News) -- Potentially dangerous blood clots in the legs known as deep venous thromboses (DVTs) got the nickname "economy class syndrome" from widely publicized incidents involving passengers on long-haul flights.  

Travelers' blood clots have been nicknamed "economy class syndrome" but the new advice suggests this is a misnomer. The real risk is not getting up and moving during long flights, whether flying coach or first-class. Sitting by the window seems ...  

She was recently on a flight where the seats were so close together that "I could not cross my legs" because the person in front of her had reclined the chair. "I was completely immobilized," she says. There are two main symptoms for blood clots ...  

Does sitting for long periods of time in small airplane seats increase your risk for blood clots? CBS News medical contributor Dr. Holly Phillips speaks to the "CBS This Morning" co-hosts about the risks of deep vein thrombosis and how to prevent it.  

(Medical Xpress) -- Johns Hopkins neurologists report success with a new means of getting rid of potentially lethal blood clots in the brain safely without cutting through easily damaged brain tissue or removing large pieces of skull. The minimally invasive treatment, they report, increased the number of patients with intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) who could function independently by 10 to 15 percent six months following the procedure.  

Using a CT scan that Hanley likens to "GPS for the brain," they guided the catheter through the hole and directly into the clot. The catheter was then used to drip small doses of the clot-busting drug t-PA into the clot for a couple of days ...