Tag: Blood Disorders
Caplacizumab Shows Potential for Treating Acquired TTP
In a phase 2 study, the biopharmaceutical induced faster resolution of acute TTP episode than placebo
New System Can Assess Severity of Von Willebrand Disease
Microchip-flow chamber system can discriminate and predict the bleeding score in type 1 VWD
Blood Donors at Risk for Zika Infection Asked to Hold Off
American Red Cross asks potential donors who have traveled to affected areas to wait 28 days
Infection Risk Up Before Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia
Increased risk of infections requiring inpatient, outpatient care within five years before cITP dx
Carbamazepine Affects Warfarin Anticoagulation
Carbamazepine co-treatment linked to subtherapeutic anticoagulative effect of warfarin
Review: Dabigatran Comparable to Warfarin for Nonvalvular A-Fib
Linked to lower risk of intracranial bleeding, but higher risk of gastrointestinal bleeding
Clinical Significance of Varying Degrees of Neutropenia Explored
Dose-dependent correlation for viral infections, hematological malignancies, and mortality
ACP Presents High-Value Care Advice for Hematuria
Seven pieces of high-value care advice presented to clinicians for evaluating patients with hematuria
Prednisolone Therapy Induces Procoagulant State
Ten days of treatment linked to increase in peak thrombin, velocity index, PAI-1, and vWF
Splenomegaly Ups Thrombosis in Essential Thrombocythemia
In multivariate analysis, splenomegaly retained negative prognostic role for thrombosis
