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...
Vena cava filters work in cases of pulmonary embolism recurrence
A meta-study that reviews 11 previous works concludes that it is effective There are patients who have had a deep venous thrombosis (DVT) or a pulmonary embolism (PE) who, due to risk of bleeding, cannot receive anticoagulant therapy. Medicine then appeals to vena...
New oral anticoagulants are not administered in the correct dose
A study by the RIETE Group notes that at least 15% of patients with anticoagulated VTE do not receive adequate doses A study carried out by the investigators of the RIETE group shows that treatment with new oral anticoagulants is not being administered in the...