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Severe COVID two times higher for cancer patients
November 8, 2021
Cancer patients are at high risk of developing COVID-19 with severe outcomes, but the magnitude of the risk hasn’t been documented on a wide scale until now.
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Autopsy findings reveal venous thromboembolism in patients with COVID-19
October 12, 2021
What pathologic features contribute to the cause of death in COVID-19?
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Rivaroxaban’s single daily dose may lead to higher bleeding risk than other DOACs
October 11, 2021
Corroborating previous studies, Iceland researchers report that rivaroxaban poses the highest risk of GI bleeding, compared with other DOACs.
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EU finds J&J COVID shot possibly linked to another rare clotting condition
October 4, 2021
EMA said the new, possibly life-threatening VTE condition to be included on the J&J product label was separate from TTS.
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CVST after COVID-19 vaccine: New data confirm high mortality rate
September 30, 2021
“This is the biggest series, and as an international series, it gives a broader perspective from a larger range of countries.”
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Study gives bleeding risk estimates for VTE patients on anticoagulants
September 13, 2021
New research provides best available estimates of long-term bleeding risk with different anticoagulants, authors say.
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Sickle cell disease, trait may up risk for poor COVID outcomes
July 21, 2021
Even those who carry just one copy of the sickle cell gene – the carrier status for sickle cell disease – appeared to be at heightened risk.
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Early heparin treatment linked to lower COVID-19 mortality
July 15, 2021
Rates of death were significantly lower by almost half in patients who received early heparin than in those who did not.
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Reversal agents curb DOAC-related bleeding but deaths still high
June 17, 2021
The meta-analysis of more than 4,000 patients also showed thrombotic events were more frequent with andexanet than with 4PCC or idarucizumab.
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Omics analysis links blood type to COVID-19
May 17, 2021
Within the ABO gene, the research also turned up evidence that blood type O may be protective against COVID-19.