To evaluate the prevalence of hereditary prothrombotic mutations, and their effect on the incidence and severity of umbilical arterial or venous catheter (UAC or UVC)-associated thrombosis. All ...

In summary, both local and systemic factors affect the likelihood of developing a catheter-related thrombosis in patients with cancer. The relative impact of different risks and their interactions are ...

A world-first study led by the University of South Australia has found that cancer patients receiving chemotherapy intravenously have more than double the risk of developing a blood clot or thrombosis ...

A major difference between children and adults is that in pediatric patients, age and, particularly, weight and length of the patient are decisive factors determining the choice of CVC type and ...

Two neonates were referred to our unit for suspected coarctation of the aorta. Angio computed tomography (CT) scan showed an extensive spontaneous thrombosis of the abdominal aorta. Both neonates were ...

The origination of the central venous catheter technique is attributed to Werner Forrsmann in 1929, who won a Nobel Prize for Medicine in 1956 for his idea of delivering a drug directly into the heart ...

BEDFORD, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Access Vascular, Inc. today announced FDA clearance of its HydroMID™ midline catheter. HydroMID, which is made of Access Vascular’s proprietary biomaterial that has ...

Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) is a minimally invasive procedure to replace your aortic valve. The aortic valve controls blood flow from your heart to your aorta, the main artery that ...

Catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) has been used in an effort to reduce the incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome in deep vein thrombosis. But a newly published observational study suggests that not ...

ONE hundred and ninety saddle emboli at the aortic bifurcation have been reported to date. To these we are adding 3 cases, making a total of 193. Two of our 3 patients were treated by embolectomy, and ...