What 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…
November 24, 2020
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November 24, 2020
The First Six Months
Updated November 2020 A look at life after a blood clot THE BODY’S RESPONSE Once you’ve had a blood clot,…
November 24, 2020
The Clot Connection: Thrombosis, Heart Attack, and Stroke
Updated November 2020 Blood clots play a major role in myocardial infarction (MI), or heart attack. Over time, the coronary…
November 24, 2020
Visiting the Emergency Department for a Blood Clot: What to Expect
Updated November 2020 Taking a trip to the emergency department (ED) is stressful and potentially costly – but it can…
November 23, 2020
Exercise: The Surprising Benefits
Updated November 2020 It’s well-known that exercise is essential for heart health – but what else does it have to offer? More than…
November 23, 2020
Stepping into Success: Exercise After a Blood Clot
Updated November 2020 After experiencing a blood clot, which can appear as a pulmonary embolism (PE), a blood clot in…
November 23, 2020
Just Relax: Practicing Meditation to Combat Stress and Improve Your Health
Updated November 2020 Stress. Everyone deals with it in their lives, but too much of it can be very unhealthy.…
November 23, 2020
Yoga: The Medicine You Didn’t Know You Needed
Updated November 2020 Yoga is an ancient Hindu discipline that’s centered around holding the body in different positions. While doing…
October 15, 2020
Get to Know Our COVID-19 and Thrombosis Grant Recipients!
We now know that some patients who get COVID-19 can develop serious blood clots. To address the need for more…
October 15, 2020
Clot Chronicles: Catheter-Directed Therapy in Post-Thrombotic Syndrome
My name is Suresh Vedantham and I am an interventional radiologist and thrombosis researcher at Washington University in St. Louis.…
October 1, 2020
Clot Chronicles: Updated Guidance on Managing Bleeding in Patients on Oral Anticoagulation
My name is Gordon Tomaselli. I am the Marilyn and Stanley M. Katz Dean of the Albert Einstein College of…
September 4, 2020
Clot Chronicles: Special Edition — Takeaways from ESC 2020
Hi, pleasure to speak with you today on Clot Chronicles for NATF. I’m Dr. Christian Ruff, director of general cardiology…