University of B.C. researchers have developed a groundbreaking coating that could make medical devices safer for millions of patients, reducing the risks associated with blood clots and dangerous ...

A new blood vessel-like coating could make medical devices including catheters and stents safer for millions of patients, ...

Taken together, pro-inflammatory cytokines activate the coagulation cascade, downregulate crucial endogenous anticoagulant mechanisms, and dysregulate fibrinolytic mechanisms (Figure 2). The ...

Over the last decade, the advent of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) has rapidly changed the landscape of anticoagulation. In the early 2010s, DOACs became widely available for stroke prevention in ...

School of Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 950 Atlantic Dr. NW, Atlanta, Georgia 30332-2000, United States BioEngineering Program, Georgia Institute of ...

This results in a cascade of nonstop blood coagulation inside the mother’s blood vessels, leading to a complete depletion of all of her coagulation proteins. This will then cause nonstop ...