Medications for pulmonary embolism may decrease the size of blood clots, help dissolve them, or reduce the risk of recurrence. All of these medications carry the risk of bleeding. A pulmonary embolism ...

A food-drug interaction is when a particular food or drink affects the way in which a certain medication works. The risks of food-drug interactions include preventing the proper working of a ...

Patients with cardiovascular disease are frequently prescribed anticoagulants to prevent blood clots from forming and potentially leading to stroke or systemic embolism. The new study looked at ...

Anticoagulants are medications that help stop your blood from thickening or “clotting.” Your body does need to be able to clot to help seal wounds inside and outside your body. But unnecessary clots ...

ROCHESTER, Minn. -- Mayo Clinic researchers have shown a link between which type of oral anticoagulant (blood-thinning medication) a patient takes to prevent a stroke and increased risks of kidney ...

While the three drugs accounted for less than 10% of all anticoagulant prescriptions, they are linked to more than 90% of deaths reported to the FDA since 2010, the analysis found. The numbers are ...

Two common medications that are categorized as blood thinners and used to prevent blood clots are anticoagulants and antiplatelets. Both are essential in treating conditions caused by blood clots such ...

Share on Pinterest Can researchers develop, a unique, safer anticoagulant with a significantly lower risk of bleeding? Image credit: Tony Anderson/GettyImages. Anticoagulants are a helpful group of ...

Patients experiencing head trauma who were taking older classes of anticoagulants and antiplatelets had significantly higher rates of delayed intracranial hemorrhage (DH) and death from DH compared ...

There are several superficial vein thrombosis treatment options. A person’s symptoms and overall health can influence the type of treatment they receive. Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), also known ...