Most striking developments in WHITH 2017
The group of investigators from the RIETE Registry showed 5 lectures and 2 oral communications In early March, Barcelona hosted the 7th International Symposium to be on Women’s Health Issues in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (WHITH), a meeting to show and discuss new...
Patient stories – “Due to a thrombosis my leg will never be the same. Sometimes it hurts, but I need to move on. I was able to reach Machu Picchu!”
“It started a weekend with a cramp in my left leg. It was annoying but still I could handle it. Since I had being cleaning my house I thought that was the reason, so I took a pain reliever and I continued with my activities”. However, pain got worst on Monday, when...
A study evaluates suitability of anticoagulant therapy in patients with cancer and VTE
A study evaluates suitability of anticoagulant therapy in patients with cancer and VTE A venous thromboembolic disease (VTE), shaped like a deep venous thrombosis or pulmonary embolism, is the second preventable death cause in patients with cancer. Cancer cells...
Response to anticoagulant therapy in patients with cancer depends on the tumor
A study by the RIETE Group shows that a daily injection is associated with less severe bleeding and lower mortality Cancer is one of the risk factors of venous thromboembolic disease (VTE). As well, both thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are very frequent in...