Q: Last August, I had two (coronary artery) stents placed and am feeling great. After the procedure, my doctor placed me on Plavix and aspirin, which I’m still taking. He used coated stents that are ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Patients who got Eli Lilly and Co's anti-clotting drug prasugrel after a coronary stent procedure had fewer stent-related clots than those on standard drug therapy, an analysis ...

A one-month course of dual clot-preventing therapy followed by a single clot-prevention medication for the remainder of the standard 12-month regimen in adults with atrial fibrillation (AFib) who ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - A new independent analysis shows similar risks of blood clots in patients receiving Johnson & Johnson's Cypher stent and Boston Scientific Corp.'s Taxus stent, Boston Scientific ...

New research found a simplified clot-preventing medication regimen following stent placement in adults with atrial fibrillation was just as safe and effective in preventing strokes, heart attack and ...

Requiring coated stent patients to take it indefinitely puts them at risk of a clot if they have to temporarily stop Plavix to prevent excessive bleeding before a hip replacement or other surgery.

EVISTA-DVT Trial Shows High-Grade Stenosis in Veins Treated With Stents After Thrombolysis More Than Twice as Likely to Stay Open BALTIMORE, May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Stenting is safe and effective ...

The results of a prominent, National Institutes of Health (NIH) sponsored study into the treatment of post-thrombotic ...

Opening a narrowed vein damaged by deep vein thrombosis can effectively treat an often painful complication following a blood ...

BARCELONA, Spain — In stroke due to basilar artery occlusion, the best technique to use for thrombectomy appears to depend on the underlying etiology of the clot, a new trial suggested. The Chinese ...