Clot-buster meds and mechanical retrieval found to equally reduce disability from some strokes
Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of ...
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Clot-Busters, Retrieval Equally Cut Stroke Disability
Mechanically retrieving a blood clot blocking a medium- or small-sized brain artery was no better at reducing disability 90 ...
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Clot-buster meds & mechanical retrieval equally reduce disability from some strokes
Mechanically retrieving a blood clot blocking a medium- or small-sized brain artery was no better at reducing disability 90 ...
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No extra benefit from mechanical clot removal over medications in some strokes
Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability more than best medical ...
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Endovascular Therapy Hits a Wall for Stroke Clots Lodged in Mid-Size Vessels
In an editorial, J. Mocco, MD, of Mount Sinai Health System in New York City, characterized the DISTAL and ESCAPE-MeVO ...
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Surmodics reports first clinical use of thrombectomy system
Surmodics (Nasdaq:SRDX) today announced the successful early clinical use of its Pounce XL thrombectomy system.
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Red light therapy significantly reduces blood clot formation
Light has long been recognized as a critical regulator of human health, influencing everything from hormone secretion to cardiovascular rhythms. Published in the journal, Journal of Thrombosis and ...
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Targeted therapies for breast cancer increase thrombosis risk
Researchers excluded patients using anticoagulants. They defined thrombotic events as arterial thrombosis (myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction) and venous thrombosis (venous ...
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Preliminary study suggests regular dental flossing may lower risk of stroke from blood clots, irregular heartbeats
Flossing your teeth at least once a week may be linked to a lower risk of stroke caused by a blood clot blocking brain blood ...
Brian Sicknick's brother blasts President Trump's Jan. 6 pardons
The brother of Brian Sicknick, a U.S. Capitol Police officer who died days after the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on on the Capitol, ...
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Regular dental flossing may lower risk of stroke from blood clots, irregular heartbeats
People who regularly floss their teeth (one or more times per week) may lower their risk of stroke caused by a blood clot traveling from the heart and a stroke associated with an irregular heartbeat ...