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The Management of Thrombosis in the Antiphospholipid-Antibody Syndrome
Authors: Munther A. Khamashta, M.D., Maria Jose Cuadrado, M.D., Fedza Mujic, M.D., Nick A. Taub, M.Sc., Beverley J. Hunt, M.D., and Graham R.V. Hughes, M.D. Published April 13, 1995 The risk of recurrent thrombosis in patients with the antiphospholipid-antibody syndrome is high. Long-term an...Read more -
Chest Trauma
Chest Trauma Ashika Jain; Muhammad Waseem. Last Update: April 20, 2024. Chest Trauma Overview Chest trauma represents a significant challenge in emergency medicine and trauma care, encompassing a broad spectrum of injuries ranging from minor rib fractures to life-threatening thoracic organ damage...Read more -
Pneumothorax
Pneumothorax Catherine L. McKnight; Bracken Burns. Last Update: February 15, 2023. A pneumothorax is a collection of air outside the lung but within the pleural cavity. It occurs when air accumulates between the parietal and visceral pleura inside the chest. The air accumulation can apply pressur...Read more -
How and When to Use Chest Seals
By Rod Brouhard, EMT-P Updated on May 05, 2022 Chest seals are a type of bandage used for deep puncture wounds to the chest, neck, and abdomen. They play a critical role in triage first aid for these types of injuries. Chest seals are commonly used by first responders, including emergency medical...Read more -
Stents, bypass surgery show no benefit in heart disease mortality rates among stable patients
November 16, 2019 – By Tracie White test David Maron Patients with severe but stable heart disease who are treated with medications and lifestyle advice alone are no more at risk of a heart attack or death than those who undergo invasive surgical procedures, according to a large, federall...Read more -
New Treatment Approach for Advanced Coronary Artery Disease Leads to Improved Outcomes
New York, NY (November 04, 2021) Use of a novel technique called the quantitative flow ratio (QFR) to precisely identify and measure the severity of artery blockages can lead to significantly improved outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI), according to a new study done in collab...Read more -
Improved Approach to Predicting the Risk of Coronary Artery Disease
MyOme presented data from a poster at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) conference which focused on the integrated polygenic risk score (caIRS), which combines genetics with traditional clinical risk factors to improve the identification of high-risk individuals for coronary artery di...Read more
