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CVT risk higher after COVID-19 than COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
An observational study from Singapore has shown that the incidence of cerebral venous thrombosis (CVT) following SARS-CoV-2 infection is greater than that following receipt of an mRNA-based SARS-CoV-2 vaccine.
CVT risk higher after COVID-19 than COVID-19 mRNA vaccine
20 Apr 2022
Atrial fibrillation ups risk of death, stroke, heart failure in patients with peripheral arterial disease
Atrial fibrillation (AF) predicts mortality, stroke, and heart failure in patients with peripheral arterial disease (PAD), reveals a recent study.
Atrial fibrillation ups risk of death, stroke, heart failure in patients with peripheral arterial disease
20 Apr 2022
AF affects one-third of patients after cryptogenic stroke, TIA
Almost 30 percent of patients who experience a cryptogenic stroke or transient ischaemic attack (TIA) go on to develop atrial fibrillation (AF), most of them asymptomatic, according to results of the NOR-FIB* study presented at EHRA 2022.
AF affects one-third of patients after cryptogenic stroke, TIA
19 Apr 2022
No bleeding benefit to very early invasive intervention in NSTE-ACS
Very early invasive coronary angiography does not seem to decrease the risk of serious bleedings in patients with non-ST-segment elevation acute coronary syndrome (NSTE-ACS), reports a recent secondary analysis of the VERDICT trial.
No bleeding benefit to very early invasive intervention in NSTE-ACS
19 Apr 2022
Income, comorbidity predict inferior vena cava filter placement, retrieval in cancer patients
Income and several clinical factors are associated with placement and retrieval of inferior vena cava filter for patients with cancer-related thrombosis, a study has found. In addition, filter retrieval rates remain low despite reinitiation of anticoagulation in many patients.
