Sentences with phrase «less blood clot»

«Less blood clot risk linked to estradiol than to Premarin pills.»

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Recently, the patents on a slew of blockbuster drugs — like Lipitor, which fights cholesterol, and Plavix, which prevents blood clots — have expired, paving the way for less expensive versions.

They lower the risk of stroke and heart attacks by reducing blood pressure, making blood platelets less likely to clot, and improving blood flow to the heart and brain.

According to Cleveland Clinic: «In addition to having antioxidant qualities, research shows that flavanols have other potential influences on vascular health, such as lowering blood pressure, improving blood flow to the brain and heart, and making blood platelets less sticky and able to clot.»

Last month, however, less than a year after it received its clearance, the medication was taken off the market because the evidence revealed an uptick in life - threatening blood clots and cardiovascular issues.

But in an observational study of comparative safety, use of estradiol was associated with less risk of developing blood clots in leg veins (deep vein thrombosis) and clots in the lungs (pulmonary emboli) than was use of conjugated equine estrogens.

NSTEMI (non-ST segment elevation myocardial infarction) is the less severe type, occurring when a blood clot partly clogs a coronary artery and only a portion of the heart muscle supplied by that artery is damaged.

Modeled after platelets — cells that circulate in the blood and help stop bleeding by forming clots — the nanoparticles are less than 100 nm wide and made of synthetic polymers stuck together like a ball of wet sand.

Clots are clumps of blood cells, platelets and proteins, and so it seemed logical to think that diluting, or thinning, the blood with heparin would give the clotting components less opportunity to cluster.

Patients who receive a drug - eluting stent (DES) and demonstrate high platelet reactivity on clopidogrel are more likely to have blood clots form on the stent and to suffer a heart attack; however, these patients are less likely to develop bleeding complications.

This included ischemic stroke, in which blood clots block the extra - or intracranial vessels and which accounts for 80 - 90 % of all stroke; hemorrhagic stroke, or rupture of intracranial vessels; and generally less serious clotting events known as transient ischemic attacks.

Kagan is product development director for one of the lab's incubator companies, Coagulation Sciences, which is developing a machine and cartridges with compounds to test blood clotting in trauma patients less expensively.

Beyond that, she said, omega - 3 fats may also make the blood less prone to clotting, while high doses can help lower triglycerides — a type of blood fat.

When our arteries produce a lot of NO, our arteries relax, our blood pressure is normal, our blood is less likely to clot, and our arteries resist making plaque.

I didn't experience as much pain and discomfort, and over time, I saw less and less old brown blood and clots.

The high - fat group also had the most improvements in cholesterol, including lower triglycerides, lower LDL, and lower levels of PIA - 1, which shows less likelihood of having blood clots or inflammation.

Flavanols also make blood platelets less sticky, reducing the tendency for troublesome clots.

Dark chocolate: Dark chocolate, at least 70 % cocoa or higher, contains flavonoids, powerful anti-oxidants which impact vascular health, by lowering blood pressure, improving blood flow to the brain and heart, and making blood platelets less sticky and able to clot.

Red blood cells are recycled here; platelets (a small colorless disk - shaped cell fragment without a nucleus, found in large numbers in blood and involved in clotting) and white blood cells (less technical term for leukocyte which include lymphocytes, granulocytes, monocytes, and macrophages) are stored in the spleen.

Less common, but serious side effects include blood clots and stroke, uterine cancer and cataracts.

Less common but serious risks include blood clots, stroke and heart attack; the risk is higher in smokers and women older than 35

Ingredients in dark chocolate also make platelets in your bloodstream less sticky and this helps lower the risk of a blood clot forming.

An entire menstrual period usually releases less than half a cup of blood, including clots.

This can lead to a lower blood pressure, combined with a higher protein intake it can be expected to make the artery clotting properties of a Western diet less severe.

There is also some suggestion — although less data — that taking an aspirin during a long airplane flight or prolonged sitting might reduce the risk of blood clots in veins.

In addition to these difficulties, less efficient blood pumping may also lead to a backup of blood to the other chambers of the heart and to the lungs, which may contribute to the development of congestive heart failure or the formation of blood clots in the heart.

In older adult pets, diseases of the immune system and bone marrow that cause blood loss due to loss of clotting ability (thrombocytopenias), destroy red blood cells directly (autoimmune hemolytic anemias) or prevent their formation (aplastic anemias) are a less common but significant cause.

Less commonly, pancreatitis strikes with a sudden severe fury that creates severe secondary problems, particularly with blood clotting and shock.

For example, if both parents of your Bernese Mountain Dog have certificates proving they were tested and cleared of hereditary eye diseases, hip and elbow dysplasia, heart disease, and blood - clotting disease, your Bernese Mountain Dog has less risk of developing those conditions.

Dogs affected with VWDI have less than half of the normal level of von Willebrand coagulation factor (vWf), which is an essential protein needed for normal blood clotting.

For example, if both parents of your Otterhound have certificates proving they were tested and cleared of hip and elbow dysplasia and blood - clotting diseases, your Otterhound has less risk of developing those conditions.

For example, if both parents of your Manchester Terrier have certificates proving they were tested and cleared of hereditary eye diseases, thyroid disease, and blood - clotting disease, your Manchester Terrier has less risk of developing those conditions.

For example, if both parents of your German Wirehaired Pointer have certificates proving they were tested and cleared of hip and elbow dysplasia, blood - clotting disease, thyroid disease, and hereditary eye diseases, your German Wirehair has less risk of developing those conditions.

One effect of curcumin that can be either positive or negative is that it makes blood clotting less likely.