February 17, 2010 (Paris, France) — A new-point-of care test that can be used in the cath lab to monitor anticoagulation levels of enoxaparin (Lovenox, Sanofi-Aventis) has been shown to give reliable ...

Rockville, MD - The FDA has issued a recall notice for CoaguChek TM PT (Roche Diagnostics) test strips, a product used by health professionals and patients to monitor blood-clotting time in patients ...

There are several lab tests for hemophilia. However, the main tests detect the clotting activity of factors VIII and IX, which are proteins in the blood. Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which an ...

Acquired von Willebrand disease (AvWD) is a type of von Willebrand disease (vWD) that isn’t inherited. Instead, it can be due to other medical conditions or certain medications. vWD is a condition of ...

Hematologists have long sought ways to prevent the formation of dangerous and possibly fatal blood clots. First there was heparin, extracted from the livers and lungs of beef cattle. Then came ...

Postpartum hemorrhage, severe bleeding after childbirth, is a leading cause of maternal mortality around the world. But many of these deaths can be prevented—and a real-time blood-monitoring ...

Postpartum hemorrhage, severe bleeding after childbirth, is a leading cause of maternal mortality around the world. But many of these deaths can be prevented—and a real-time blood-monitoring ...