A transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt (TIPS) procedure is a treatment method used to lower portal hypertension, or excessive pressure in your portal vein. This vein is responsible for ...

LAS VEGAS, NV—First-in-human data from a novel tool to monitor bleeding show that it has the potential to heighten awareness and prevent or reduce the progression of subclinical bleeding during or ...

Within the last 24 months, I have financial relationship(s) or affiliation(s) with a manufacturer, marketer, reseller, or distributor of a healthcare product or service involved in the management of ...

A Watchman is a device that can help prevent blood clots from leaving the heart. However, the procedure to insert the device carries its risks, including cardiac tamponade and ischemic stroke. The ...

Among patients who had an endovascular procedure to treat peripheral artery disease, more than 4% had major bleeding, and those with major bleeding were at elevated risk for in-hospital mortality, ...

Patients who used aspirin, NSAIDs or anti-clotting drugs prior to a GI procedure did not have an increased bleeding risk, according to research presented at the American College of Gastroenterology’s ...

A D&C (dilation and curettage) is a minor surgical procedure that your Gynecologist might recommend to diagnose or treat some ...

What Is the Platelet Aggregation Test? A platelet aggregation test is a blood test that looks at how well your blood cells called platelets clump together and clot. It is sometimes called a platelet ...

CHICAGO -- For patients at high risk of stroke who underwent catheter-based atrial fibrillation ablation, left atrial appendage closure led to less bleeding compared with oral anticoagulation, the ...