Topic: Blood Clots And Embolisms
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Blacks treated with a drug-coated stent to open clogged heart arteries are nearly three times more likely to develop a life-threatening blood clot than whites, U.S. researchers said on Monday. They said being black was the strongest predictor of ...
Medical filters that stop blood clots from reaching the lungs can move or break and cause life-threatening problems for patients, the government and a medical journal report said Monday. In an advisory to doctors and patients, the Food and Drug Administration said ...
England's Lee Westwood faces a race against time to regain fitness for next week's Open at St Andrews after being diagnosed on Monday with a slight tear in his right calf muscle. The world number three aggravated the problem during last week's ...
World number three Lee Westwood should be able to start the French Open in Versailles on Thursday after hospital tests revealed he did not have a blood clot, his spokesman said. The Englishman went into hospital here on Wednesday after developing a ...
Vickers says blood clots will keep him out remainder of NASCAR seasonBrian Vickers says he will miss the remainder of the NASCAR season because of blood clots in his lungs and left leg. Vickers was hospitalized with chest pains during a visit ...
Brian Vickers "progressing well" in treatment for blood clots, will speak FridayNASCAR driver Brian Vickers is responding positively to treatment for blood clots in his legs and near his lungs. Red Bull Racing says the 26-year-old is "progressing well" after being hospitalized ...
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