Stopping Plavix may carry early clotting risk
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Patients given the blood-clot preventer Plavix after a heart attack or after receiving a stent have a far higher risk of heart attack or death in the three months after they stop taking the drug, U.S. researchers said on Tuesday.
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Drug-coated heart stents on the U.S. market are associated with a small but significant risk of blood clots months after they are implanted, U.S. Food and Drug Administration staff said in documents released on Tuesday.
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Pfizer Inc.'s painkiller Bextra will  come with a new warning about the possibility of heart attacks  and blood clots in patients who have just had heart bypass  surgery, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on  Thursday.
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ATLANTA: A study aimed at determining if some children with sickle cell anemia could be weaned off blood transfusion therapy has been halted because two young patients who stopped getting the procedure suffered strokes and others developed a high chance
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Amgen Inc.'s  multibillion-dollar anemia drug Aranesp is facing further safety concerns after a medical newsletter reported on Friday that a Danish study of the drug in head and neck cancer was halted due to adverse outcomes seen in patients taking part.
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Taking a form of HRT can sharply increase the risk of a blood clot for some women, research suggests.
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An anti-clotting drug used to treat strokes and heart attacks can also restore blood flow to frostbitten fingers and limbs, greatly reducing the need for amputation, according to a new study.
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A medication administered to heart attack or stroke victims to bust blood clots may help treat severe frostbite and reduce the risk of amputation, according to a study published Monday.
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Stroke survivors who stop taking prescribed daily aspirin triple the risk of another stroke within a month, research suggests.
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A major trial comparing treatments to lower blood pressure has been stopped early after one therapy proved significantly more effective in preventing heart attacks and strokes, it was announced today.
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MONDAY, Dec. 4 (HealthDay News) -- Heart patients with drug-eluting stents implanted to keep their arteries open were found to have a much higher risk of sudden death than those getting bare metal stents if they stopped taking the blood thinner Plavix, a new Swiss study reports.
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Stroke survivors who stop taking prescribed daily aspirin triple the risk of another stroke within the month, research suggests.
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Regular doses of vitamin E may reduce the risk of life-threatening blood clots in women, researchers reported on Monday.
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Patients implanted with drug-coated stents to hold open their choked arteries face a small but significant risk of blood clots, health officials said Tuesday, and a new study recommended they take clot-busting medications indefinitely.
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Pfizer Inc.'s Bextra will come with a new warning about possible heart and blood clotting problems when the drug is used by patients who have just had heart bypass surgery, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration said on Thursday.
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Some cardiologists suggest drug-coated stents carry a higher risk of potentially fatal blood clots than older, bare-metal stents.
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The new drug-coated stents implanted to keep arteries open might increase the risk of a later heart attack if a patient stops taking clot-preventing drugs such as aspirin even briefly, Dutch cardiologists warn.