A vaccine may someday replace oral blood thinners to reduce the risk of secondary strokes, researchers say. The discovery was published in the American Heart Association’s journal Hypertension. People who have had a stroke caused by a blood clot (ischemic strokes) often need to take oral medications that make their blood less likely to clot,… Continue reading A Post-Stroke Vaccine That Could Save Lives
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Genetic Testing and Cardiovascular Surgery
Using genetic testing to inform which blood thinner to use following a procedure to open narrowed blood vessels resulted in significantly fewer complications among patients, according to new research in Circulation: Genomic and Precision Medicine, an American Heart Association journal. In the United States, heart disease is the leading cause of death, and stroke is… Continue reading Genetic Testing and Cardiovascular Surgery
Blood-thinning Medications Associated with Increased Risk of Blood in Urine
Use of blood-thinning medications among older adults was significantly associated with higher rates of complications related to hematuria — the presence of blood in urine –including emergency department visits, hospitalizations, and urologic procedures to manage visible hematuria. That is the finding of reseach done at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre, University of Toronto,according and published in… Continue reading Blood-thinning Medications Associated with Increased Risk of Blood in Urine
More than Half of All Older Adults Take Aspirin for Health Reasons
Slightly more than half of older adults in the U.S. are taking a daily dose of aspirin, even though the federal Food and Drug Administration (FDA) hasn’t recommended it for people who have not yet had a heart attack or stroke. The analysis, published in the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, observed that aspirin use… Continue reading More than Half of All Older Adults Take Aspirin for Health Reasons