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Reducing Post-Thrombotic Syndrome Through Reperfusion After DVT May Be Time-Sensitive
Farouc Jaffer, MD, PhD, and Wenzhu Li, MD, and colleagues have provided experimental and clinical evidence that the benefit of catheter-based intervention for reducing the post-thrombotic syndrome after acute proximal deep vein thrombosis might depend on how many days have elapsed since symptom onset.
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Pathways Case Record: A Case on Post-Splenectomy Persistent Thromboembolism
The Pathways Service investigated the case of patient with a past medical history of a truck collision 15 years prior that led to multiple orthopedic surgeries of his extremities and a traumatic splenectomy. He has since formed and maintained persistent thrombi and pulmonary embolisms despite being on anticoagulants.
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Fibrin-Targeted PET/CMR Highly Accurate for Detecting Thrombosis
In a first-in-human study, researchers at the Martinos Center for Biomedical Imaging show positron emission tomography/cardiac magnetic resonance with a novel fibrin-binding radiotracer facilitates detection of acute to subacute left atrial appendage thrombi in patients with atrial fibrillation with 100% sensitivity.
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Do Adenovirus Vaccines Cause Clotting?
Many people are asking...do adenovirus vaccines cause clotting?
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HIV Positive Patients at Higher Risk of VTE After TJA
Jeffrey J. Olson, MD, and Hany S. Bedair, MD, of the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, and colleagues found that the odds of venous thromboembolism after total hip or knee replacement were 11 times higher in HIV-positive patients than in matched HIV-negative controls.
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Femoral–Popliteal Bypass Graft Thrombosis May Be Sign of Occult Cancer
C.Y. Maximilian Png, MD, and Anahita Dua, MD, MS, MBA, of the Division of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery, and colleagues have determined that occult cancer doubles the risk of graft thrombosis and major adverse limb events in patients who undergo femoral–popliteal bypass.
Thrombosis Contributors
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Avinash Kambadakone Ramesh, MBBS, MD
Chief, Division of Abdominal Radiology, Massachusetts General Hospital, Associate Professor, Harvard Medical School, Medical Director, Martha's Vineyard Hospital Imaging
Recent Article
Bowel Abnormalities and Cholestasis Are Among Radiologic Findings in COVID-19
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Charles Corey Hardin, MD, PhD
Physician, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Massachusetts General Hospital, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, Physician Investigator, Pulmonary, Mass General Research Institute
Recent Article
Persistent Dyspnea After COVID-19 May Have Another Cause
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David M. Dudzinski, MD, JD
Intensive Care Cardiologist, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, Cardiac Intensive Care Unit, Associate Editor, Case Records of the MGH
Recent Article
Standardizing Critical Care Cardiology Training
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Farouc A. Jaffer, MD, PhD
Director, Coronary Intervention, Massachusetts General Hospital, Director, MGH Chronic Total Occlusion (CTO) Percutaneous Coronary Intervention (PCI) program, Associate Physician, MGH Cardiology, Department of Medicine
Recent Article
Reducing Post-Thrombotic Syndrome Through Reperfusion After DVT May Be Time-Sensitive
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Hanny Al-Samkari, MD
Hematologist
Recent Article
Trial Co-led by Mass General Leads to Oral Drug Approval for Red Blood Cell Disorder
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Kathryn A. Hibbert, MD
Director, Medical Intensive Care Unit, Massachusetts General Hospital, Physician, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School
Recent Article
Imaging Can Identify Early Lung Disease in People with HIV
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Rachel P. Rosovsky, MD
Hematologist, PERT Executive Committee Member
Recent Article
Prothrombin Fragment 1.2 Predicts Thrombosis in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19
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Rahul Sakhuja, MD
Interventional Cardiologist, Corrigan Minehan Heart Center, Massachusetts General Hospital
Recent Article
Interventional Cardiology Studies Boost Safety in TAVR, PCI
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