Access II - Trial of Warfarin to Prevent Malfunction of Haemodialysis Catheters
End Stage Renal DiseaseThrombosis1 moreThis study examines whether low intensity, dose adjusted warfarin prolongs the time to mechanical failure of hemodialysis catheters without resulting in an unacceptable rate of bleeding.
Prophylaxis of Thrombosis With Implantable Devices for Central Venous Access in Cancer Patients...
CancerThis is a Phase III open-labed, multicenter, prospective, randomised study, and comparative 3-arms of 140 patients (i.e. 420 total patients). Study period (date of first inclusion/last inclusion): 3 years Treatment period : 3 months
Short-term Perioperative Thromboprophylaxis After Major Abdominal Surgery
Deep Vein ThrombosisMajor abdominal surgery for cancer is major risk factor for thromboembolism. Patients who undergo major abdominal surgery are prone to develop venous thromboembolism, both in the early postoperative period and after hospital discharger. There are strong recommendations in the international guidelines in favor to pharmacological thromboprophylaxis. Thus there is no consensus dor the duration of the prophylaxis. There are authors that suggest extended prophylaxis up to 4 week after surgery. On the other hand, there are prospective randomized trials that inpatient (short-term up to 7-10 days) prophylaxis is adequate.
Efficacy of Optison Echo Contrast to Detect Thrombus in Left Atrial Appendage
Atrial FibrillationThe investigators intend to determine if using Optison echocardiography contrast increases sensitivity and specificity of detecting left atrial appendage thrombus in transesophageal echocardiography studies as opposed to standard 2D and 3D TEE imaging without the use of echo contrast.
Doppler Ultrasound Following Unicondylar Knee Replacement to Determine the Incidence of Postoperative...
Number of Deep Venous Thrombosis (DVT)Purpose of this study is to determine the incidence of deep venous thrombosis after partial knee replacement.
Use of Glidesheath Slender to Reduce Radial Artery Occlusion and Vascular Access Site Complications...
Embolism and Thrombosis of the Radial ArteryCoronary Heart DiseaseThe objective of this study is to determine the rate of radial artery occlusion and vascular access site complications following transradial angiogram using a new Terumo (Tokyo, Japan) Glidesheath Slender, in comparison with the currently used 6 French (6 Fr.) radial sheath.
Thrombolytic Therapy Versus Surgery for Obstructive Prosthetic Valve Thrombosis
Obstructive ThrombusProsthetic heart valve thrombosis is a serious complication with high mortality and morbidity The best treatment of PVT is controversial, although surgery and thrombolysis options have been available. In this randomized and multicenter study, the investigators compared thrombolytic therapy versus surgery for the treatment of patients with obstructive prosthetic valve thrombosis.
Comparison of Different Intermittent Pneumatic Compression Devices for Deep Vein Thrombosis
Venous ThrombosisDeep Vein ThrombosisVarious kinds of intermittent pneumatic compression devices (IPC) with particular ways of compression have been developed and used for prevention of deep vein thrombosis. There are still some controversies about the physiologic properties and clinical impact of numerous issues including the variety of the cuff length, inflation rate, compression sequence, compression-relaxation cycle rate, and pressure generation characteristics. This study is designed to compare clinical efficacies as well as venous hemodynamic improvements between Simultaneous bilateral compression with fixed venous refill time versus alternate compression with adjusted refill time
The MATRIX OCT Substudy
Acute Myocardial InfarctionCoronary Stent Thrombosis1 moreResidual thrombosis of stent struts may occur after the end of primary angioplasty and determine distal embolization and further myocardial damage. Bivalirudin is considered the most appropriate antithrombotic drug in the setting of primary PCI, but an initial increase in stent thrombosis has been reported. In order to overcome this potential adverse event, a prolonged infusion of bivalirudin after the end of PCI has been proposed. This aim of this study is to test whether the use of long-term bivalirudin infusion, as compared to the intra-procedural only administration, reduces residual thrombosis of stent struts evaluated by optical coherence tomography (OCT) at the end of primary PCI and at 3-5 days follow-up. A subgroup of patients enrolled in the MATRIX (Minimizing Adverse haemmhorragic events by TRansradial access site and AngioX study) study will be selected showing the following inclusion criteria: patients affected by STEMI undergoing primary PCI with stent implantation and randomised to bivalirudin treatment, patients who, in addition to the infarct related lesion, show at least one critical stenosis of other coronary vessels suitable for staged-PCI, patients whose anatomy is suitable for OCT evaluation.
Prophylactic Anticoagulation for Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis After Total Hip Arthroplasty
Deep Vein ThrombosisDeep vein thrombosis (DVT) remains a life-threatening complication of arthroplasty. It remains controversial for anticoagulation strategies after total hip arthroplasty (THA). A randomized double-blind study was conducted to determine whether prophylactic anticoagulation was efficient reduce DVT after THA. subjects who underwent uncemented THA were assigned to prophylactic anticoagulation group or non- prophylactic anticoagulation group. Patients were followed up 3 months later after surgery. DVT was tested by contrast venography. Investigator also used logistic regression analysis with variable selection for obtaining the prediction model of DVT. DVT after THA was affected by personal (age) and clinical factors (mechanical compression, duration of surgery). THA with short duration of surgery did not require prophylactic anticoagulation.