Thrombosis
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FDA: Faulty hematology analyzers face class I recall
Beckman Coulter has released a software patch it hopes may help warn operators of inaccurate results, but this fix has not been evaluated by the...
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Peanut contamination risk prompts Promacta recall
Three lots were affected by potential peanut flour contamination at a third-party manufacturing site.
Conference Coverage
Ticagrelor doesn’t beat clopidogrel in postfibrinolysis STEMI
NEW ORLEANS – Twelve-month outcomes of TREAT study show no safety or efficacy differences.
Conference Coverage
Ticagrelor reversal agent looks promising
NEW ORLEANS – Ticagrelor’s antiplatelet effect was squelched within 5 minutes.
Conference Coverage
Occurrence of pulmonary embolisms in hospitalized patients nearly doubled during 2004-2015
NEW ORLEANS – National Inpatient Sample data showed that during 2004-2015 hospitalized U.S. patients with a PE diagnosis jumped by 80%.
From the Journals
What does COMPASS mean for vascular surgeons?
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AUGUSTUS: Dual surpasses triple therapy when AFib patients have PCI or ACS
NEW ORLEANS – Dropping aspirin but keeping anticoagulation with apixaban and antiplatelet clopidogrel was effective and associated with less...
Conference Coverage
Andexanet alfa effectively reverses factor Xa inhibition
HONOLULU – The drug establishes good or excellent hemostasis in 82% of patients with acute major bleeding associated...
Conference Coverage
Eisenmenger syndrome is a minefield for unwary physicians
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Myeloma therapies raise cardiovascular risks
WASHINGTON – The proteasome inhibitor carfilzomib increases risk for heart failure, and thalidomide analogs increase the risk for venous...
News from the FDA/CDC
FDA: Safety signal emerged with higher dose of tofacitinib in RA study
The FDA is working with Pfizer to better understand how the signal affects patients and how the drug should be used, the agency said in a...