A growing body of research has identified a hidden immune defect, not written in DNA, that helps explain why certain people ...

Early detection and prompt treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a sudden and potentially life-threatening blood clot that blocks arteries in the lungs, is critical.

Researchers have found in a new study that using an age-adjusted D-dimer cutoff can safely rule out deep vein thrombosis and allows a greater number of patients to be effectively excluded from having ...

A NEW prospective study suggests that a simplified D-dimer strategy can safely rule out pulmonary embolism in the emergency department while substantially reducing the need for chest imaging. By ...

OBJECTIVE: The aim of this prospective cross-sectional study was to determine serum D-dimer and fibrinogen concentrations in pregnant women with hyperemesis gravidarum and compare them with those of ...

We present a case of a 60-year-old female with a history of recurrent venous thromboembolism (VTE), who re-presented with right leg pain and was found to have a non-occlusive deep vein thrombosis (DVT ...

The agency said it planned to craft a more comprehensive rule, but the move alarmed public health advocates, who have long worked to eliminate asbestos in consumer products. By Roni Caryn Rabin The ...

1 Department of Cardiology, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China 2 Department of Echocardiography, Beijing Anzhen Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China ...