New treatment guidelines for blood clots will save lives in San Antonio

The American Heart Association and the American College of Cardiology released unified national guidelines for diagnosing and ...

Think it’s just breathlessness? The American Heart Association’s new guidelines warn pulmonary embolism can turn fatal fast: Doctors explain what you need to know

The American Heart Association (AHA) and the American College of Cardiology (ACC) have recently released the first guideline for acute pulmonary embol.

Think It’s Just Breathlessness? American Heart Association Flags Deadly Blood Clot Risk

New guidelines from the American Heart Association and ACC warn that pulmonary embolism, a sudden lung artery blockage, can turn fatal within hours. Often underdiagnosed, symptoms like breathlessness ...
Medical Dialogues

COBRRA Trial: Apixaban Shows Lower Bleeding Risk Than Rivaroxaban in Acute VTE

The COBRRA randomized trial that compared direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) for acute venous thromboembolism (VTE), and ...
The Lancet

An uncommon cause of recurrent deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in a young athlete: an osteochondroma compressing the popliteal vein

Venous thromboembolism includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism, which have incidence rates of between 1 and 2 cases per 1000 people for the first episode.1,2 Strong, provoking risk ...
Healthline

New Cholesterol Guidelines Emphasize Earlier Screening, Treatment

American College of Cardiology (ACC), and nine other leading medical organizations have released updated guidelines for ...