April 15, 2021Every Breath I Took Was More Excruciating Than the Last: Jared’s StoryMarch 15, 2015 is a date that probably doesn’t stand out to most of us – but Jared remembers that…
March 25, 2021Blood Clots and Mental HealthMarch is Blood Clot Awareness Month! As part of this important campaign, NATF is proud to present a very special…
February 15, 2021Clot Chronicles: Treating Cancer-Associated VTE — Challenges, Caveats, and ControversiesGood day. I’m Dr. Gary Raskob, and I’m speaking to you today from the University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center…
February 9, 2021Ask the Expert Special Edition: COVID-19 Vaccine Q&AIn this special edition of Ask the Expert, John Fanikos, Director of Pharmacy Business and Financial Services at Brigham and…
February 1, 2021Clot Chronicles: Antithrombotic Therapy in Patients with Afib or VTE Undergoing PCIHi, my name is Ty Gluckman. I am a noninvasive cardiologist and Medical Director of the Center for Cardiovascular Analytics,…
January 15, 2021Clot Chronicles: Predicting and Preventing Cancer-Associated ThrombosisHi. My name is Alok Khorana. I’m a medical oncologist and Director of the GI Cancer Program at the Cleveland…
January 15, 2021Understanding Post-thrombotic SyndromeThis month, we welcome Dr. Suresth Vedantham to discuss chronic leg pain after a blood clot, also known as post-thrombotic…
December 15, 2020Clot Chronicles: Approaching Your Patient with Cancer and ThrombosisHello, my name is Dr. Jean Connors. I’m a hematologist at Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute…
December 15, 2020A Brother, A Sister, and a Clotting Disorder: Joelle and Matthew’s StoryIn the spring of 2001, Matthew Hochman felt some unusual pain in his right calf. As an avid basketball player,…
December 15, 2020In MemoriamNATF would like to dedicate this issue of The Beat to Rajan Laddu. Rajan passed away on November 8, 2020…
December 14, 2020Exercising Safely After a Blood ClotThis month, we welcome Dr. Ellen Hillegass to answer some frequently asked questions about safely exercising after a blood clot.…
November 24, 2020What is a Blood Clot?Updated November 2020 Blood clotting, also known as coagulation, is the body’s first line of defense against bleeding. When we…