Background Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT) is a common, often catastrophic,
syndrome that produces the most hypercoagulable of states. Emerging therapeutic strategies use …

Background Lipedema is a loose connective tissue disease predominantly in women
identified by increased nodular and fibrotic adipose tissue on the buttocks, hips and limbs that …

Treatment strategies for complex patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) are often debated
given patient heterogeneity, multitude of available treatment modalities, and lack of …

Objectives : The aim of this study was a comparison of risk-adjusted outcomes of 3 approaches
to carotid revascularization in the open heart surgery (OHS) population. Background : …

Background and objectives: Chronic kidney disease (estimated glomerular filtration rate<
60 ml/min per 1.73 m 2) and peripheral arterial disease (ankle-brachial index< 0.9) …

Peripheral arterial disease (PAD) is a systemic atherosclerotic process for which the major
risk factors are similar to those for atherosclerosis in the carotid, coronary, and other vascular …

The experience at the Cleveland Clinic from 1982 to 1990 using thrombolytic therapy for
superior vena cava (SVC) syndrome was retrospectively reviewed. Sixteen patients, 11 of …

This article discusses the evolution of smokeless tobacco in the United States and interprets
the available data on cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular mortality associated …

• Patients with thrombocytopenia have an increased risk of bleeding. We have used 18 courses
of aminocaproic acid in 17 patients with either immune or nonimmune thrombocytopenia …

Venous thromboembolism (VTE), which includes deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary
embolism, is a common cardiovascular disease associated with significant morbidity …