Only 15 of 1,086 (1.4%) cardiac device patients who underwent TTE were found to have thrombus adhered to a device lead without the diagnosis of endocarditis. These 15 patients comprised our study ...

Researchers at the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI University of Medicine and Health Sciences, along with collaborators in Germany and Switzerland, say their work has revealed new ...

(UPDATED) Device-related thrombus (DRT) following left atrial appendage (LAA) occlusion is associated with subsequent ischemic events, but a range of patient- and procedure-related factors may help ...

Supercomputing allocations through NSF's ACCESS initiative on TACC's Stampede3 supercomputer are helping scientists ...

Protein S activity is a test to judge your risk of blood clots. Blood clots that form in the veins are dangerous. Protein S is a substance that controls the blood clotting mechanism and prevents ...

The top panel, designed with BioRender.com, illustrates the process of clot formation and lysis, beginning with platelet aggregation and activation of the coagulation cascade, followed by the ...

Blood clots form in response to signals from the lungs of cancer patients—not from other organ sites, as previously thought—according to a preclinical study by Weill Cornell Medicine, Memorial Sloan ...

DVT prophylaxis reduces the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis through medications, compression stockings, and devices. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) can occur when a blood clot forms in a deep vein ...