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    Patient Stories Archive - 7 month(s) ago

    I Was Told I Was Too Young for Blood Clots: Audrey’s Story At 20 years old, I was healthy, fit, active, and recovering from an ACL tear from a year and a half prior. When I finally went in for reconstructive surgery on June 19, 2020, it was at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, already a very stressful time. I was aware that I had a… My Neighbor Found Me and Performed CPR: Jessica’s…

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    On Dec. 3, 2020, I took my 18-year-old son, Adam, to the ER. He had severe back and leg pain, and his leg was swollen and purple.

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    Among patients with pulmonary embolism who underwent percutaneous thrombectomy, women experienced more procedure complications and mortality than men, according to study results published in CHEST.“Overall, considerable sex-based differences were present in the outcomes of patients with pulmonary embolism (PE) who underwent percutaneous pulmonary thrombectomy,” Manyoo A. Agarwal, MD,

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    • Women with pulmonary embolism who underwent percutaneous pulmonary artery #thrombectomy had increased procedural bleeding (16.9% vs. 11.2%), needed more blood transfusions (11.9% vs. 5.7%) and had more vascular complications (5% vs. 1.5%) than men. https://t.co/ppMEnpUd98