Pulmonary Embolism Support Group
By far the most common form of pulmonary embolism is a thromboembolism, which occurs when a blood clot, generally a venous thrombus, becomes dislodged from its site of formation and embolizes to the arterial blood supply of one of the lungs. Symptoms may include difficulty breathing, pain during breathing, and more rarely circulatory instability and death.
Hi friends,
Just learned about this site showing all the clinical trials in the U.S, both public and private:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/search
...unfortunately, no one is researching my particular condition at the moment (AT Deficiency), but there are lots of trials about starting or stopping warfarin, surgery, pregnancy, etc, etc.
Looks like a good resource!
Just learned about this site showing all the clinical trials in the U.S, both public and private:
http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/search
...unfortunately, no one is researching my particular condition at the moment (AT Deficiency), but there are lots of trials about starting or stopping warfarin, surgery, pregnancy, etc, etc.
Looks like a good resource!
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Look at what my best friend did with my picture!
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We all have 24 hours in a day. How we spend these hours is important. Watching a little bit of a video about how sitting affects us made me aware of how much sitting and laying down I do. Gonna have to work on that.Your turn. Tell me another truth.
http://stoptheclot.org/News/article193.htm
The only chance to this article is Dabigatran received FDA approval for Atrial Fib. Rivoraxaban (Xarelto) is still pending approval (at least here in the U.S.). Talking to the senior product manager for Rivaroxaban (Xarelto), once approved it will be used for post Ortho Surgery (knee and hip) and Atrial Fib. The other trials as ElaineV has mentioned are a little further down the pipeline.
There still is no way to reverse the bleeding process with either Dabigatran (Pradaxa) or Rivaroxaban, however, there are clincial procedures to take to reduce bleeding risks if needed during emergencies:
http://clotconnect.wordpress.com/2010/12/06/pradaxa-management-of-major-bleeding/
Regards,
Tom
I'm sticking with warfarin for now - but I do admire the courage of anyone who is willing to be a guinea pig for the rest of us! My anxiety would never let me.