Patients with IVC Filters Examined for Thrombosis
Study Found Unretrieved IVC Filters Caused Blood Clots. A recent study published in JACC (Journal of American College of Cardiology) Cardiovascular Interventions reveals that unretrieved inferior vena cava (IVC) filters are often the cause of blood clots. "Due to the substantial increase in the number of IVC filters placed in the … [Read more...] about Patients with IVC Filters Examined for Thrombosis
Enron-Merrill Lynch Ties Examined
Enron-Merrill Lynch Financial Condition. Congressional investigators are examining now-bankrupt Enron Corp.'s ties with Merrill Lynch & Co., saying the nation's biggest brokerage firm knowingly participated in deals that Enron used to mask its true financial condition. The Justice Department is investigating one of the … [Read more...] about Enron-Merrill Lynch Ties Examined
Heart Valve Abnormalities Examined
Diet Drug May Cause Heart Valve Abnormality. In the largest study of its kind, Duke University Medical Center researchers found that the longer a person used a popular duet of diet drugs known as "fen/phen," the greater the likelihood they had a heart valve abnormality. Duke researchers said in a report prepared for the annual … [Read more...] about Heart Valve Abnormalities Examined
