The ONKOTEV score provides "good stratification" of the risk of VTE in this setting and coupled with the ease of use could represent a "breakthrough in cancer-associated thrombosis and a rationale ...

Significant risk reduction was seen after surgery with chemoprophylaxis for patients with Caprini scores of 7 to 8 and >8 (odds ratios, 0.60 and 0.41, respectively). 75% of the overall population ...

The highest-risk PROS1 variants -- most likely to disrupt protein S activity, with a functional impact score (FIS) of 1.0 -- were identified and shown in a genomic association study to have a very ...

Averbach also pointed out that VTE risk skyrockets in pregnancy, thus "by preventing pregnancy, contraception actually prevents VTE." This nationwide cohort study of nearly 1.4 million women ...

Researchers also found thromboprophylaxis, a preventative measure that can be used to prevent VTE, is rarely used post-C-section. “Thromboprophylaxis seems widely underutilized in the United States.

Per 10,000 person-years, VTE excess varied by combined pill formulation from 3.0 for 20-µg estrogen pills with levonorgestrel to 14.2 for combined pills containing third-generation progestins.

Venous thromboembolism (VTE) continues to be a risk among female patients who take hormonal contraceptives, according to research published in JAMA. The effect was especially pronounced among ...

Individuals with Raynaud phenomenon and no underlying systemic autoimmune rheumatic diseases have increased risk for ...

Several contemporary formulations of hormone therapy administered during the menopausal transition carry some degree of cardiovascular risk, Swedish registry data affirm. Most consistent was an ...

Researchers also observed lower risk for PE (HR = 0.78; 95% CI, 0.71-0.85) and DVT (HR = 0.82; 95% CI, 0.75-0.88) in the GLP-1RA group. Researchers did not observe a significant difference between ...