Recent Blood Clot News from ScienceDaily:

• Gene-based factor VIIa prevents bleeding episodes in animals with hemophilia
• Biomechanical mystery behind deadly blood clots unlocked
• More than one-third of patients risk major bleeding by doubling up on blood thinners
• CASSINI Trial publishes data on preventing blood clots in cancer patients
• PET/CT imaging agent shows promise for better diagnosis of acute venous thromboembolism
• Blood clot discovery could pave way for treatment of blood diseases
• Updated treatment guidelines for atrial fibrillation recommend a new class of blood thinners to help prevent stroke
• HRT tablets associated with increased risk of blood clots
• Lack of standard dosage for blood thinners can lead to bleeding during bariatric surgery
• Stop that clot! Quantitative assessment of the blood coagulation cascade
• Platelets grown from stem cells may be alternative to donated platelets
• New clinical practice guidelines for venous thromboembolism
• Experimental vaccine may reduce post-stroke blood clot risk
• Aspirin alone a good clot buster after knee surgery
• A Trojan Horse delivery for treating a rare, potentially deadly, blood-clotting disorder
• Immediate compression could help prevent complications after deep-vein thrombosis
• How olive oil and sleep could stave off heart attacks and strokes: New study examines plasma protein’s role
• Antioxidant reduces risk for second heart attack, stroke
• New link between hypoxia and blood clot risk
• New anti-clotting drugs linked to lower risk of serious bleeding
• Earthquake aftermath: Life-threatening blood clots in legs and lungs from sitting in cars for extended periods
• Three-fold higher risk of cancer after acute thrombosis in the leg
• Look! Down in the petri dish! It’s a superplatelet!
• Unusual blood clots in leprosy patients characterized
• Perioperative short haul air travel associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism
• Watching too much television could cause fatal blood clots
• Self-sealing miniature ‘wound’ created by engineers
• Stop the clots, spare the coagulation
• ‘Decorated’ stem cells could offer targeted heart repair
• Immune system: The body’s street sweepers
• Clot-busting drugs not recommended for most patients with blood clots
• Understanding a therapeutic paradox for treating thrombo-vascular complications in kidney disease
• GPs trained in compression ultrasonography accurately diagnose deep vein thrombosis
• Risks for blood clot in a vein may rise with increased TV viewing
• How and why blood clots shrink
• Video of blood clot contraction reveals how platelets naturally form unobtrusive clots
• Genetic testing can help determine safest dose of blood thinner
• Can height increase risk for blood clots in veins?
• Etosis phenomenon discovered in human blood monocytes
• Apixaban lowers stroke risk in atrial fibrillation patients undergoing cardioversion (EMANATE), study suggests
• Anticoagulants used for arrhythmia can have different thrombus formation rates
• ‘Shapeshifter’ that regulates blood clotting is visually captured for the first time
• Multiple roles of glucose metabolism identified in platelet activation and survival
• Clues about immune resolution identified in blood
• Novel PET tracer detects small blood clots
• New ultrasound ‘drill’ targets deep vein blood clots
• Targets for better anti-thrombotic medicine identified
• Gut bacteria may turn common nutrient into clot-enhancing compound
• Apixaban superior to warfarin for reducing brain bleeds in patients with AFib
• Clot or bleeding? Anticoagulants walk the line between two risks