Why your medical condition might be named after a food
From watermelon stomach to chocolate cysts, you might wonder why doctors decided to name some ailments after foods—after all, ...
Study establishes cell death as a driving force in glioblastoma
Glioblastoma, one of the most aggressive and lethal brain cancers, has a five-year survival rate of only 6.9%, according to the National Brain Tumor Society. While the relationship between ...
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Internal Jugular, Subclavian, and Axillary Deep Venous Thrombosis and the Risk of Pulmonary Embolism
The objective of this study was to investigate the risk of acute internal jugular, subclavian, and axillary deep venous thrombosis (upper torso DVT [UTDVT]) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and the ...
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Economic Burden of Deep-vein Thrombosis, Pulmonary Embolism, and Post-thrombotic Syndrome
Purpose: Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are associated with major morbidity and mortality, with their burden often extending to longer-term complications such as event ...
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Association Between Thrombus Composition and Etiology in Patients With Acute Ischemic Stroke Treated by Thrombectomy
Extensive histological analysis, blinded to stroke etiology, was performed for key thrombus constituents including red blood cells (RBCs), platelets, fibrin, von Willebrand Factor, leukocytes, ...