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DALLAS, Nov. 2, 2021 — The American Heart Association has outlined 10 key features of a heart-healthy eating pattern in a new scientific statement
Statement Highlights: In a new statement on diet and heart health, the American Heart Association presents 10 key features of a heart-healthy eating
Guidance on diagnosis and management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis after a COVID-19 vaccine Last Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) lifted the pause in administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. The temporary pause was due to reports of a serious condition called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), which refers to blood clots in the brain's veins - not in the arteries, as is the case for most strokes - in combination with thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet count). CVST and ...
April 30, 2021 The American Heart Association/American Stroke Association (AHA/ASA) has released guidance to help physicians respond to, and understand, the reports of rare blood clots and low platelet counts after COVID-19 vaccination. The document, published online in Stroke, focuses on the diagnosis and management of cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST) with vaccine-induced immune thrombotic thrombocytopenia (VITT), a condition that has been reported in people who have received the COVID-19 vaccines developed by Janssen/Johnson & Johnson and Oxford/AstraZeneca. The issue resulted in te...
E-Mail DALLAS, April 29, 2021 – Last Friday, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) and the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) lifted the pause in administration of the Johnson & Johnson (Janssen) COVID-19 vaccine in the U.S. The temporary pause was due to reports of a serious condition called cerebral venous sinus thrombosis (CVST), which refers to blood clots in the brain’s veins - not in the arteries, as is the case for most strokes - in combination with thrombocytopenia (low blood platelet count). CVST and thrombocytopenia together is called thrombosis-thrombocytope...