Thrombosis

Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel or cavity of the heart.

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Reviewed March 2009

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Deep Vein Thrombosis
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Links to information on deep vein thrombosis (DVT), which is sometimes referred to as "economy class syndrome".
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Title:   Cholesterol and your arteries - myDr.com.au
Publisher:   myDr
Description:   Three diagrams show you how a build-up of cholesterol can cause your arteries to become blocked.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Heparins for venous thromboembolism prophylaxis - safety issues
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Heparins are commonly used to prevent venous thromboembolism. Although they are effective anticoagulants, heparins have a high risk of adverse effects if used inappropriately.
Date:   Aug 2009
Title:   Heparin for the prevention of venous thromboembolism in general medical patients (excluding stroke and myocardial infarction)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Blood clots may form in the veins of patients who are admitted to hospital suffering from an acute medical illness. These blood clots may travel to the lungs and become fatal....
Date:   May 2009
Title:   Surgery versus thrombolysis for initial management of acute limb ischaemia
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Thrombolysis involves dissolving a blood clot by injecting an enzyme into the blood clot. It is used as an alternative to surgery for managing severely reduced blood flow (acute ischaemia) in the leg. A blood clot (thrombosis) forms in a leg blood vesse...
Date:   Feb 2009
Title:   Travel tips for seniors
Publisher:   Better Health Channel
Description:   Older people should plan any travel carefully. Make sure pre-existing medical conditions are well managed. Organise travel insurance with pre-existing illness cover if needed and take enough of your regular medication to last the entire trip. Coronary heart disease, obesity and sitting still for extended periods of time are known risk factors for the development of blood clots in the veins of the legs or deep vein thrombosis (DVT).
Date:   Sep 2008
Title:   Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism in high-risk patients
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism, or venous thromboembolism, are possible complications of surgery and trauma. These complications extend hospital stay and are associated with long-term disability and death. Patients undergoing total hi...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Low molecular weight heparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with lower-leg immobilization
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Immobilization of the lower limb with plaster cast or brace in adult patients is associated with deep venous thrombosis (DVT). In order to prevent this complication preventive treatment with anticoagulants is often used, most commonly low molecular weig...
Date:   Jul 2008
Title:   Anticoagulants versus non-steroidal anti-inflammatories or placebo for treatment of venous thromboembolism
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   A blood clot can block a venous blood vessel to cause what is known as a thromboembolism. This most often occurs in a leg (deep vein thrombosis) or in the lungs (pulmonary embolism), which can be fatal. Once formed, a blood clot in a leg can increase in...
Date:   May 2008
Title:   Anticoagulation for the long term treatment of venous thromboembolism in patients with cancer
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Patients with cancer are at an increased risk of developing blood clots and might respond differently to blood thinners compared with patients without cancer. This systematic review compares the effects of long term treatment with different blood thinne...
Date:   Apr 2008
Title:   Antiplatelet agents for preventing thrombosis after peripheral arterial bypass surgery
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Symptomatic peripheral arterial disease in people with atherosclerosis can present as intermittent claudication, disabling pain on walking, or as critical limb ischaemia with pain at rest, ulceration, gangrene and the risk of losing a leg. One treatment...
Date:   Feb 2008
Title:   Heparin versus placebo for acute coronary syndromes
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Blood clots in the arteries leading to the heart can cause acute coronary syndromes: unstable angina (a feeling of tightness in the chest) or a type of heart attack (non-ST segment myocardial infarction - NSTEMI). Drugs that prevent clots from forming (...
Date:   Jan 2008
Title:   Bed rest in hospital for suspected impaired fetal growth
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Too little evidence from trials to show whether hospital bed rest for pregnant women has a beneficial effect on the unborn baby's growth....
Date:   Oct 2007
Title:   Anticoagulation for thrombosis prophylaxis in cancer patients with central venous catheters
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Central venous catheter (CVC) placement increases the risk of blood clots in cancer patients. This systematic review evaluates the efficacy and safety of blood thinning agents in these patients. The use of heparin is associated with a trend towards a re...
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Diagnostic tests: the diagnosis of recurrent deep venous thrombosis
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   Duplex ultrasound is the preferred investigation for the diagnosis of initial and recurrent deep venous thrombosis.The contralateral leg should be scanned when thrombosis is diagnosed as it is bilateral in 30% of cases.
Date:   Apr 2007
Title:   Infusion techniques for peripheral arterial thrombolysis
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Clot busting drugs are effective at restoring blood flow in blocked leg arteries. Intravenous infusion (injection into veins) causes more haemorrhagic complications (risk of serious bleeding) than injection into arteries (arterial infusion). Acute reduc...
Date:   Feb 2006
Title:   Duration of treatment with vitamin K antagonists in symptomatic venous thromboembolism
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Venous thromboembolism (VTE) occurs when a blood clot is formed in a deep vein or when it detaches itself and lodges in the lung vessels. These clots can be fatal if the blood flow to the heart is blocked. Vitamin K antagonists (VKA) are given to people...
Date:   Oct 2005
Title:   Once versus twice daily low molecular weight heparin for the initial treatment of venous thromboembolism
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Blood clots in the veins (venous thromboembolism) can develop spontaneously or after surgery or bed rest. Venous thromboembolism can be life threatening if clots travel to the lungs. Blood-thinning drugs such as heparin are used to dissolve clots. Low m...
Date:   May 2005
Title:   Triflusal for preventing serious vascular events in people at high risk
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Triflusal is not clearly better than aspirin for preventing serious vascular events such as strokes, heart attacks and deaths from vascular disease. Triflusal and aspirin are drugs that prevent blood clots forming. When blood clots form in arteries and ...
Date:   Feb 2005
Title:   Antiplatelet and anticoagulant drugs for prevention of restenosis/reocclusion following peripheral endovascular treatment
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:   Peripheral arterial disease of leg arteries can progressively cause leg pain on walking, pain at rest, ulcers and gangrene because of reduced blood flow. An inflatable balloon catheter inserted into the artery is used to widen and unblock the affected a...
Date:   Jan 2005
Title:   The vascular effects of COX-2 selective inhibitors
Publisher:   Australian Prescriber
Description:   The COX-2 selective inhibitors can increase blood pressure, induce or worsen cardiac failure and impair kidney function to the point of renal failure.
Date:   Dec 2004
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