Thrombosis

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

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Reviewed January 2008

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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:	Media release. Stop the clot - reducing blood clot risk for hospital patients
Publisher:	Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing
Description:	The Australian Government has launched a new prevention program to stop potentially lethal blood clots developing in private hospital patients.
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:	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:	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:	Travel tips for seniors
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	All travellers should plan carefully to ensure their health and safety while away. However, older people have a few extra concerns, such as ensuring that pre-existing medical conditions are well managed.
Date:	Sep 2006

Title:	Cholesterol and your arteries
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Three diagrams show you how a build-up of cholesterol can cause your arteries to become blocked.
Date:	Jul 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:	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:	Sep 2005

Title:	Once versus twice daily LMWH 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 - VTE) can develop spontaneously or after surgery or bed rest. VTE can be life-threatening if clots reach the lungs. Blood-thinning drugs like heparin can dissolve clots. Low-molecular-weight heparin (LMW...
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 and aspirin are drugs that prevent blood clots forming. When blood clots form in arteries and block the flow of blood, they can cause a stroke, heart attack or other serious circulatory problems. These are called serious vascular events. Peop...
Date:	Mar 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

Title:	Thrombolytic agents for arterial and venous thromboses in neonates
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Major blood clots are infrequent, but serious complications that can occur in neonatal intensive care. Most often, blood clots are related to catheters (thin tubes inserted into the body), especially those inserted into the torso, for instance umbilical...
Date:	Nov 2004

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:	Oct 2004

Title:	Travellers with special needs
Publisher:	myDr
Description:	Some travellers - such as the elderly, people with diabetes and HIV positive people - may need to take special precautions to ensure a happy and healthy holiday.
Date:	Oct 2004

Title:	Warfarin: balancing the benefits and harms
Publisher:	Australian Prescriber
Description:	The benefits of warfarin therapy are substantial in the prevention of arterial and venous thrombosis, and in the primary and secondary prevention of stroke related to non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation. The major risk of warfarin is bleeding, which can cause significant morbidity or mortality.
Date:	Aug 2004

Title:	Thrombolysis for cerebral vein and dural sinus thrombosis
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Blood drains from the brain into the cerebral veins and then into the cerebral venous sinuses. If a clot forms in one of these blood vessels, it can cause headaches, seizures, loss of consciousness and other neurological symptoms. Clot dissolving treatm...
Date:	Oct 2003

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:	Oct 2003

Title:	Heparins and mechanical methods for thromboprophylaxis in colorectal surgery
Publisher:	John Wiley and Sons, Ltd. for The Cochrane Collaboration
Description:	Patients undergoing surgery of the large bowel and the rectum have a considerable risk of developing vascular complications expressed as venous thrombosis and/or thrombosis in the lungs (pulmonary embolism). These complications can lead to lifelong impa...
Date:	Aug 2003

Title:	Blood clots - thrombosis and embolism.
Publisher:	Better Health Channel
Description:	The development of a blood clot (thrombosis). A blood clot breaks up and, before it can be dissolved, an embolus forms.The embolus (or emboli, if more than one piece has formed) moves through the circulation to other parts of the body and can block blood vessels.
Date:	Aug 2003

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