DEAR DR. ROACH: My husband was diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukemia (CLL) in 2010 and remained in stage 2 with no effects until 2022. In the interim, he was also diagnosed with atrial ...

Every two seconds someone in the U.S. needs a blood transfusion, according to the American Red Cross. “Blood transfusion is a highly critical, life-saving clinical procedure for a variety of patients, ...

Think back through your day and consider all the amazing tasks your brain has helped you perform. From brushing your teeth to eating your lunch and reading the words on this page, your thoughts, ...

Prasugrel provided a more rapid reduction in platelet aggregation than clopidogrel in patients with stable coronary artery disease on dual antiplatelet therapy and an impaired renal function, ...

Platelets are small types of blood cells that prevent excessive bleeding. It’s possible to develop low or high platelet counts related to a number of health conditions. Platelets are one of the main ...

Over the past decade, increasing the capacity of HDL (high-density lipoprotein) cholesterol to mediate macrophage reverse cholesterol transport has been a target of interest in the treatment of ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Bentracimab restored platelet function in patients on ticagrelor with major bleeding or undergoing urgent ...

A comprehensive encyclopedia of the known functions of all protein-coding human genes has just been completed and released. Researchers used large-scale evolutionary modeling to integrate data on ...

Article subjects are automatically applied from the ACS Subject Taxonomy and describe the scientific concepts and themes of the article. However, in antiplatelet therapy, routine pharmacodynamic ...

As one of his final acts before leaving the Oval Office, Joe Biden issued a sweeping preemptive pardon for Dr. Anthony Fauci, shielding the nation's former top infectious disease expert from possible ...

Introduction: Traditional Miao and Dai Chinese medicines have used nicotine-rich leaf tobacco to treat traumatic injuries by promoting hemostasis. While nicotine is known to enhance platelet ...

Randomized trials of platelet function and genetic testing to guide antiplatelet decisions following PCI have produced notoriously mixed results: now, an updated consensus document aims to fill some ...