A young NBA player just recently got diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis. Here's how it happens and what to do if you have a ...

The glucoregulatory functions of pancreatic islets are affected by their surrounding niche and spatial organization. Here, bioengineered stem-cell derived islet niches use bioprinting-based ...

The American Lung Association describes CTEPH as "a rare and progressive form of pulmonary hypertension which can develop when chronic pulmonary embolism, or blood clots, form scar-like tissue in ...

is a type of muscle tissue that forms the heart. It contracts and releases involuntarily and keeps the heart pumping blood around the body. The human body contains three kinds of muscle tissue ...

This creates another opportunity for blood clots to form. A bioprosthetic or "tissue" valve created from cow or pig tissue usually doesn't require a blood thinner long-term, but research has shown ...

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Background and Purpose: In the current era, where mechanical thrombectomy (MT) has become the gold standard for treating large vessel occlusions in acute ischemic stroke, the role of intravenous ...

Dena Collins died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Greenwich after initially being sent home A primary school teacher died with an undiagnosed blood clot one day after visiting a hospital ...

A primary school teacher died with an undiagnosed blood clot one day after visiting a hospital complaining of leg pain and fever, documents submitted to an inquest state. Dena Collins, 28 ...

Atrial fibrillation significantly raises stroke risks because it can increase the likelihood that blood clots will form in the heart that can travel to the brain. Many patients refuse or ...