LITTLE ROCK A new device developed by a physician at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences{}and a researcher at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock{}could soon be available to treat ...

There are scores of reasons why people develop deep vein thrombosis, a condition caused by a clot blocking a blood vessel, typically in the leg. They range from sitting for long periods of time to ...

WASHINGTON -- A tiny corkscrew-like device to remove blood clots from the brains of stroke victims won government approval Monday, giving doctors a new treatment option that could save lives and shave ...

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KISSIMMEE, Fla. -- Like pouring Drano directly on a clog, doctors dramatically improved stroke survival by dripping a clot-dissolving drug right onto a blockage choking off the brain's blood supply.

PHOENIX, Feb. 7, 2024 — Giving blood thinners in addition to clot-busting medications to people with ischemic strokes (clot-caused strokes) did not improve their outcomes 90 days later, according to ...

New guidelines from the American Stroke Association aim to save more lives as strokes have risen to the fourth leading cause ...

Stryker pegged Inari Medical’s 2024 revenues at $603 million while estimating that mechanical thrombectomy for VTE alone has reached a $6 billion opportunity in the U.S. and is growing about 20% ...

Removing a clot blocking a medium- or small-sized artery in the brain mechanically is a safe treatment for a common type of stroke; however, it did not lessen disability more than best medical ...

DALLAS, Feb. 1, 2024 — Compared with the standard clot-busting medication alteplase, the newer clot-buster tenecteplase may offer a safe, effective and simpler way to treat ischemic (clot-caused) ...

During an ischemic stroke, blood vessels in the brain are blocked or narrowed. During a hemorrhagic stroke, there's bleeding into the brain. The first treatment for stroke is to potentially offer a ...