A new nanotherapy that prevents both arterial and venous thrombosis has been developed and could lead to therapies that prevent almost all types of blood clots. Researchers from University Hospitals ...

Stroke survivors were more likely to have little or no disability after 90 days if a clot was removed from a large brain artery followed by the injection of the clot-dissolving medication tenecteplase ...

August 24, 2006 — Whether they originate from cardiac or arterial sources, there are no compositional differences in thrombi that cause acute ischemic stroke, a new study has found. In the first ...

MercyHealth’s Javon Bea Hospital participates in clinical trial for atrial fibrillation patients ...

Most clots seen in the antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) are venous; however, a proportion of clots can be arterial, leading to significant morbidity and mortality. Furthermore, arterial vascular ...

The iliac artery, obtained from sheep, was chosen due to its straight and accessible structure. Their article, titled "Wireless mechanical and hybrid thrombus fragmentation of ex vivo endovascular ...

When Sue Llewellyn first developed a pain in her leg in 2011, doctors told her she probably just had a cramp. “There was no redness or swelling, but I had a pain that felt like someone was pressing ...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech ...

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery resulted in stroke survivors being more likely to have better function 90 days ...

That’s the main takeaway from a large new study published in the journal Circulation. The study analyzed data from 48 million people registered in Great Britain’s National Health System from January ...

The brachial artery is the chief artery supplying blood to the arm, forearm, and hand. It supplies the tissues of the upper limb with oxygen and nutrients. Two terminal brachial artery branches, the ...

Removing a blood clot from a large brain artery, then injecting the clot-dissolving drug tenecteplase into the artery ...