Arterial Thrombosis

VITAL Trial Results

Click or tap here to learn the results of the VITAL trial conducted by Joann Manson, MD DPH, Beth Israel. The trial looked at the primary endpoints of major cardiovascular disease events and invasive cancer in subjects taking marine omega-3 fatty acids (Omacor® fish oil, (eicosapentaenoic acid [EPA] and docosahexaenoic acid [DHA]], 1 g daily, […]

Antiplatelet Therapy

Aspirin Efficacy

Here is a reference to a brilliant review of current aspirin efficacy studies, focusing especially on the prospective random control trial ASPREE published in the September, 2018 New England Journal of Medicine. Lippi G, Danese E, Favaloro EL. Harms and Benefits of Using Aspirin for Primary Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease: A Narrative Overview. Semin Hemostas […]

Arterial Thrombosis

C-reactive Protein

From Ali Sadeghi-Khomami, Precision BioLogic: Hi George, First of all congratulations for a decade of your valuable blog. It came certainly a long way and proudly as well. Your blog nowadays is the first site visited by many researchers who are seeking to find a solution for their coag problem. I hope to see its […]

Arterial Thrombosis

Hematocrit and Thrombosis

Thanks to John Gerlach, PhD, Professor and Director of the Biomedical Laboratory Diagnostics Program at Michigan State University for the heads-up on this Transfusion Journal article about high hematocrit and thrombosis, which cites two 2017 Blood publications describing several arterial experiments in mice that could have clinical implications.

Arterial Thrombosis

Undergrad Hemostasis Education

This June 29, 2016 note was posted by Patricia Boyer, MS, MLS, Program Director, Zablocki VAMC School of Medical Technology to the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science educators bulletin board: I am working on my hemostasis curriculum, and I was wondering how many instructors teach coagulation using the multicomponent complexes–specifically the tenase and prothrombinase complexes concepts. This is my second year […]

Arterial Thrombosis

NSAIDS Raise Bleeding Risk Post-MI

Heartwire reviews a Februay 24 JAMA report indicating that AMI patients on DAPT who use NSAIDs double their risk of bleeding and secondary cardiovascular events. Read about it in Medscape.

Anticoagulant Therapy

Don’t Worry–Be Happy

Donna Castellone of New York Presbyterian posted an interesting discussion of emotional stress and inflammatory markers in her column, “Don’t Worry, Be Happy,” linked here.

Arterial Thrombosis

Akers PIFA Kit

From Lynn Gingras, MT (ASCP), Rush-Copley Medical Center: Our institution is getting several complaints from the cardiologists as to the turnaround time of the heparin-induced platelet antibody (HIPA, heparin-induced thrombocytopenia with thrombosis, HIT, HITT) testing that we currently send out to a reference lab. Is there any value to bringing in the Akers Bioscience Particle ImmunoFiltration Assay (PIFA) […]

Arterial Thrombosis

HRT Reduces Cardiovascular Disease

Here is some encouraging information about hormone replacement therapy (HRT) from the Danish Osteoporosis Prevention Study, published October 9, 2012.

Arterial Thrombosis

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George Fritsma is a medical laboratory scientist, educator, and author. George is a member of the International Society on Thrombosis and Hemostasis, the International Society for Laboratory Hematology, and the American Society for Clinical Laboratory Science.

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