When you get a cut, your body jumps into action to keep things from getting out of hand. Cells called platelets get there first to slow the bleeding. Then, a bunch of proteins, called clotting factors ...

Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the most common subtype of primary liver cancer and continues to be a major cause of cancer ...

This page lists all known medications that could potentially lead to 'Increase in Prothrombin Level' as a side effect. It's important to note that mild side effects are quite common with medications.

Thirteen patients with liver disease and an abnormal prothrombin time refractory to vitamin K therapy were studied (Tables 1 and 2). None of the patients were actively bleeding, and none had received ...

THE increasing enthusiasm for treating thromboembolic diseases with prothrombin-reducing drugs for long periods in ambulatory patients has emphasized the lack of clear definition of the therapeutic ...

TTHealthWatch is a weekly podcast from Texas Tech. In it, Elizabeth Tracey, director of electronic media for Johns Hopkins Medicine in Baltimore, and Rick Lange, MD, president of the Texas Tech ...

Purpose Retinal artery occlusion is a common vision-threatening disease. Among other risk factors, coagulopathies leading to a hypercoagulable state have been associated with retinal artery occlusion.

About The Study: In this unblinded randomized clinical trial, prothrombin complex concentrate had superior hemostatic efficacy and safety advantages to frozen plasma among patients requiring ...

For patients who experience excessive bleeding during cardiac surgery, four-factor prothrombin complex concentrate (4F-PCC), a blood product that contains clotting factors, is significantly more ...