New Blood Thinner For Patients With Leg And Lung Clots
Fri, 16 Feb 2007 09:00 AM EST
... A new oral blood thinner is being compared to an old standby to see if it works as well and is easier to manage long term, researchers say.Other medications and even diet can dramatically impact blood levels of warfarin, or Coumadin™, increasing the risk of bleeding or clotting, says Dr. James R. Gossage Jr., pulmonologist at the Medical College of Georgia. [click link for full article] ...
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- Thrombophlebitis
- Blood in Urine
- Lung Diseases & Disorders
- Lung Cancer
- Restless Legs Syndrome
- Respiratory Diseases
- Blood clots that travel to brain, kidneys, lungs, or abdomen
- Blood clots to other location of the body -- brain, intestine, legs
- Blood/Blood Transfusion
- Blood Transfusion
- Black Lung
- Blood clots or an infected clot that travels other organs, causing infection and severe damage
- Stroke, if clots break off and travel to the brain (drugs that thin the blood such as heparin and warfarin can reduce the risk)
- Blood Disorders
- Blood Donation
- Small Cell Lung Cancer
- Blood Gases
- Blood Culture
- Low Blood Pressure
- Laboratory Tests

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