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- noun Plural form of
thromboembolism .
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The studies - both published Thursday in the online edition of the British Medical Journal - show that pills containing a new type of progestogen hormone called drospirenone carry up to triple the risk of serious blood clots known as venous thromboembolisms over an older generation of pills containing a hormone called levonorgestrel.
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To determine if having the Factor V Leiden genetic mutation increases the risk of thromboembolisms among women taking tamoxifen, Judy E. Garber, of the Dana-Farber Cancer
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Previous studies have shown that tamoxifen doubles the risk of blood clots, or thromboembolisms, in women overall.
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To determine if having the Factor V Leiden genetic mutation increases the risk of thromboembolisms among women taking tamoxifen, Judy E. Garber, M.D. of the Dana-Farber Cancer
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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New research from the UK and Sweden suggests that men with prostate cancer have an increased risk of developing thromboembolisms or blood clots, particularly if they are undergoing hormone therapy; the researchers believe they are the first to find such a link and hope this results in increased monitoring of prostate cancer patients.
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New research from the UK and Sweden suggests that men with prostate cancer have an increased risk of developing thromboembolisms or blood clots, particularly if they are undergoing hormone therapy; the researchers believe they are the first to find such a link and hope this results in increased monitoring of prostate cancer patients.
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Blood clots, known medically as venous thromboembolisms, can become deadly when they break away from the large veins in the legs or groin and move to the lungs.
WebMD Health 2010
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In fact, in the vast majority of deaths, thromboembolisms are clinically silent until actual presentation; thus, specific treatments (lung scans, filter, thrombolytic therapy, and anticoagulants) are not able to be initiated in a timely fashion ..
unknown title 2009
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The BLA seeks a license to sell ATryn® in the United States for the prophylactic treatment of deep vein thrombosis and other thromboembolisms in patients with hereditary antithrombin deficiency who are undergoing high risk surgical and childbirth procedures.
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