Philadelphia Phillies pitcher Zack Wheeler underwent a successful removal of a blood clot near his throwing shoulder, the club announced Aug. 18. Wheeler, 35, was placed on the injured list Aug. 16 by ...

According to the World Health Organization, nearly 15 million people suffer a stroke every year worldwide. Ischemic strokes caused by blood clots blocking brain arteries account for about 87 percent ...

Two studies have found that a blood-clot removing procedure improves patients’ likelihood of recovering from a stroke more so than administering clot-busting drugs, according to a Reuters report. The ...

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted 510 (k) clearance for Vesalio’s enVast clot retriever, paving the way for ...

Aster Prime Hospital’s multi-disciplinary team used Penumbra Lightning technology and an IVC filter to successfully treat a Karnataka patient with a life-threatening migrating blood clot.

Part of the money will go toward setting up a joint venture in Qatar, whose sovereign wealth fund led the round.

A major international analysis of 2,313 patients, median age 71, found that giving an IV clot-busting drug before mechanical clot removal modestly increases brain-bleeding risk compared with ...

Researchers at Stanford University say they have developed a more effective way to treat strokes. The new technology, called the milli-spinner thrombectomy, has been shown to have more successful ...

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - A Lowcountry doctor says he is seeing a significant rise in the number of patients suffering from blood clots. Blood clots can form in the arms or legs, as well as the ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Michigan — March is National Blood Clot Awareness Month, and this past year, Corewell Health's Butterworth Hospital has been named a Center of Excellence by the National Blood Clot ...

According to CDC estimates, as many as 900,000 people are affected by blood clots each year in the United States. Although serious, this medical condition is both preventable and treatable, if ...