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Ways to prevent clots in legs and lungs

All About Cardiovascular System and Disorders

Pulmonary embolism is obstruction of blood vessels of the lungs by clots carried by blood circulation, usually from the legs. Clots can also migrate from blood vessels of the tummy, but that is not easy to prevent. It is a serious life threatening condition and hence trying to prevent it is very important.

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Abstract 164: Chronic Total Occlusion of the Bilateral Internal Carotid Arteries, Vertebral Arteries and Basilar Artery

Stroke: Vascular and Interventional Neurology

CTA also revealed that the brain parenchyma was being perfused by collaterals between the external carotid artery (ECA) branches, superficial temporal artery, and M2 branches bilaterally and the bilateral posterior circulation arteries were small and reformed through collaterals. CTP showed a core and penumbra volumes of 0 mL.

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Rise of COVID's JN.1 Sub variant Cases in India in 2023

Wellnest

1 poses an increased risk to public health compared to other circulating variants. However, angiograms often reveal no major blockage in the heart’s blood vessels, indicating a different mechanism. Myocarditis symptoms can also mimic a heart attack, and small blood clots may cause pain. Risk posed by JN.1

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Early Rhythm Control, Lifestyle Modification and More Tailored Stroke Risk Assessment Are Top Goals in Managing Atrial Fibrillation

DAIC

The guideline was jointly published today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology and Circulation. This device sits in the heart’s left atrial appendage, where blood clots often form, to prevent them from getting into the bloodstream. 30, view the manuscript online in JACC or Circulation.

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How can Warfarin be safe “even in” first trimester of pregnancy ? The story behind the 5 mg cut-off !

Dr. S. Venkatesan MD

The well known pro-coagulant state of pregnancy is an evolutionary protective process to make blood clot quicker, to save fetal loss in early pregnancy and mitigate postpartum bleeding. Still, in many women, this natural adaptive process confers an enhanced thrombotic risk. The list is increasing in a steady fashion.

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A potentially transformative treatment for POTS/Long COVID.

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

We therefore rely on our legs muscles and the blood vessels in our legs to squeeze and help push the blood upwards. In patients with POTS this does not happen as well and therefore blood pools in the legs and therefore less blood is available for circulation.

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Comprehending the Dreadful Impacts of COVID-19 on Cardiovascular Treatments

SoftCath

Are there effective cardiovascular treatment reporting software available within the hospitals? MedicalNewsToday reported that people suffering from Covid-19 infection might develop blood clots in various arteries of their bodies which can cause improper circulation of blood.