These drugs, which are among the most common types of blood thinners, can interfere with traditional coagulation tests, producing unreliable results.
Tulane University biomedical engineers are testing a new device designed to rapidly detect life-threatening blood-clotting problems in trauma patients, potentially reducing diagnostic time from hours ...
A blood test may rapidly distinguish brain bleeds from clot-caused strokes, even before people with stroke symptoms reach the emergency room, according to a preliminary study to be presented at the ...
Dear Dr. Roach: In 2016, I was fortunate to survive a saddle pulmonary embolism (PE). I was sent home from the hospital with an Eliquis prescription. My medical providers ran several blood tests, but ...