04.04.2016 by Molly Walker Contributing Writer For women who used hormone replacement therapy to treat menopausal symptoms, risk of blood clots tended to vary depending on the type of therapy used, a small Swedish case-control study found. While the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) was moderately higher with estrogen-only therapy compared with untreated, age-matched controls, […]
Date: August 31, 2015 Source: Wiley Summary: Contrary to recent reports, researchers found that osteoarthritis patients who had total knee or hip joint replacement surgery, known as arthroplasty, were at increased risk of heart attack (myocardial infarction) in the early post-operative period. However, findings indicate that long-term risk of heart attack did not persist, while […]
Frontline Medical News, 2014 Nov 17, A Karon Story Source Taking nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for 14 days more than doubled the risk of serious bleeding in patients with atrial fibrillation, and it increased the risk of thromboembolism by 36%, according to a report published online Nov. 17 in Annals of Internal Medicine. Risk of serious […]
Larry Hand September 25, 2014 Story Source Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) may almost double the risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), including deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism, according to an article published online September 24 in Rheumatology. “[T]he results of our meta-analysis demonstrate a statistically significantly increased VTE risk among NSAID users. Physicians should be […]
by Crystal Phend, Senior Staff Writer, MedPage Today June 20, 2014 Testosterone products can cause venous thromboembolism (VTE) even in patients without polycythemia, the FDA warned amidst ongoing cardiovascular risk assessment. Product labels will be required to carry a general warning about the risk of blood clots in the veins, in addition to the warning […]
JAMA Intern Med. 2014 Jun;174(6):947-53. doi: 10.1001/jamainternmed.2014.946. Davidson BL1, Verheijen S2, Lensing AW3, Gebel M4, Brighton TA5, Lyons RM6, Rehm J7, Prins MH8. Abstract IMPORTANCE: Combined anticoagulant and aspirin therapy is associated with increased bleeding risk in patients with atrial fibrillation, but the bleeding risk of combined use of anticoagulant and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) […]
SR Kahn Lancet 2013 Dec 06;[EPub Ahead of Print] TAKE-HOME MESSAGE In this prospective study comparing the use of graduated elastic compression stockings vs no use after first proximal DVT, compression stockings did not reduce the incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome at 2 years. In addition, no improvement in venous ulcers, DVT recurrence, venous valvular reflux at […]
Glucocorticoid use significantly increased the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE) among current, new, and continuing users of the anti-inflammatory agents