In situations that can lead to or be made more dangerous by excessive bleeding or clotting—such as heart and liver surgeries, major blood transfusions and severe trauma—it’s crucial that care teams ...

Researchers at Kumamoto University have developed a highly sensitive blood test that can detect subtle differences in how ...

There are several lab tests for hemophilia. However, the main tests detect the clotting activity of factors VIII and IX, which are proteins in the blood. Hemophilia is a bleeding disorder in which an ...

Blood clots form naturally as a way to stop bleeding when someone is injured. But blood clots in patients with medical issues, such as mechanical heart valves or other heart conditions, can lead to a ...

At Huntsman Cancer Institute, you receive expert, highly specialized care for benign bleeding and clotting disorders. Your care team includes hematologists, nurse coordinators, social workers, ...

DIC is a medical abbreviation for disseminated intravascular coagulation, which is a serious condition that causes problems with blood clotting and bleeding. It occurs due to an underlying health ...

A new review article illuminates why physicians should keep coagulation disorders in mind when evaluating patients with heavy abnormal uterine bleeding. Physicians treating patients with heavy ...

A D-dimer test is a lab test that helps diagnose blood clotting conditions. The test measures the levels of a protein fragment that remains in your blood after multiple blood clots break down. A high ...

During early pregnancy, some people may experience heavy implantation bleeding, which is generally lighter than a normal period. Contact your healthcare provider if you have heavy bleeding accompanied ...

Researchers say they've created a simple urine test that detects the presence of dangerous blood clots in the lungs more accurately than the current blood test. The clot typically forms in the leg, ...