Hematology/Oncology

• In the Journals Perspective

• In vitro fertilization increased PE, VTE risk in pregnant women

• HemOnc Today, May 10, 2013
• Women who become pregnant following in vitro fertilization have an increased risk of pulmonary embolism and venous thromboembolism during their first...More »

• In the Journals

• Silent cerebral ischemia common in anemia, sickle cell disease

• February 19, 2013
• Acute silent cerebral ischemic events occurred in nearly 20% of children with sickle cell disease who were hospitalized for anemia, according to results...More »

• In the Journals

• Silent cerebral ischemia common in anemia, sickle cell disease

• HemOnc Today, May 10, 2013
• Acute silent cerebral ischemic events occurred in nearly 20% of children with sickle cell disease who were hospitalized for anemia, according to results...More »

• In the Journals

• Blood clots may increase white matter hyperintensities after menopause

• Endocrine Today, March 2013
• In vivo platelet activation could play a role in events that lead to the development of white matter hyperintensity in recently menopausal women,...More »

• In the Journals

• tPA displayed potential as adjuvant therapy for calciphylaxis

• February 13, 2013
• Thrombolytic tissue plasminogen activator demonstrated the possibility of being a useful adjunctive treatment for patients with calciphylaxis, according...More »

• In the Journals

• S. pneumoniae prominent among bloodstream infections in sickle cell disease

• HemOnc Today, April 10, 2013
• Despite widespread availability of penicillin prophylaxis and pneumococcal vaccines, Streptococcus pneumoniae was observed to account for the largest...More »

• Meeting News Coverage

• CHANCE: Clopidogrel plus aspirin lowered risk for second stroke

• Cardiology Today, March 2013
• Adding clopidogrel to aspirin therapy in the weeks following a minor stroke or transient ischemic attack reduced the risk for a second stroke by more than...More »

• In the Journals

• No differences observed between Factor VIII products in hemophilia

• February 11, 2013
• Plasma-derived and recombinant Factor VIII products yielded similar antibody development in hemophilia A, according to study results.
  Researchers conducted...More »

• European VTE patient registry enrolls its first patient

• February 11, 2013
• Daiichi Sankyo Europe GmbH has announced the first patient has been enrolled in the “Prevention of thromboembolic events – European registry...More »

• In the Journals

• Collateral vessel development predictive of portal vein thrombosis in patients with cirrhosis

• February 11, 2013
• Characteristics of collateral vessels, particularly flow volume in the largest vessel, are predictive factors for developing portal vein thrombosis,...More »

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