People with anxiety disorders have a higher risk of developing and dying of heart disease. Scientists at the Clinic and Policlinic for Psychotherapy and the Institute of Experimental Hematology and Transfusion Medicine may have discovered why this might be true.
Lead scientists, Franziska Geiser and Ursula Harbrecht studied the effects of anxiety on blood coagulation (thickening of the blood or clotting).
For those suffering from panic disorder or anxiety attacks, utter fear are all too...
According to recent research people with IBD are at a significantly higher risk for the development of a dangerous type of blood clot. ... Read more »
Recently, a study was conducted to see if there was any correlation between Migraine and atherosclerosis (harding of plaque in... Read more »
Varicose veins are large, often winding dilated veins that often stick out from under the skin and occur mostly in the legs. They occur... Read more »
Blood clots are scary. Sometimes you don't even know there are there, until it's too late. That was the case for me. I was going along,... Read more »
Blood clots are the dreaded complication of the abnormal heart rhythm aka, Atrial Fibrillation. By itself the rhythm rarely is fatal.... Read more »
Men with prostate cancer are more than twice as likely to suffer a blood clot as healthy men, a new study suggests. Researchers at King's College... Read more »
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Blood clots are the clumps that form when blood hardens from liquid to solid. A blood clot that forms in a blood vessel or in the heart and stays put... Read more »
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Blood clots can be a major problem after a total knee joint replacement (TKR). Without prevention, up to 84 percent of all patients develop blood... Read more »
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Blood clots referred to as venous thromboembolism (VTE) are a common risk factor after total hip or total knee replacements. Patients are usually put... Read more »
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Back in the 1970s blood clots after total hip replacement (THR) were a major problem. Up to eight percent of the patients operated on were affected.... Read more »
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