Factor deficiency or inhibition. The possible causes of the isolated prolonged aPTT in this case include factor deficiencies and factor inhibitors. Prolongation of both the PT and aPTT suggests ...

Younger age and better health at diagnosis correlate with improved long-term survival in multiple myeloma patients. The Connect® MM Registry offers extensive data on disease characteristics, treatment ...

The anti-Xa assay has also been used to successfully monitor UFH efficacy. [11] Levine et al. [10] randomized patients with acute venous thromboembolism who required at least 35,000 units or more of ...

Multiple myeloma is a rare blood cancer of the plasma cells in bone marrow -- the soft, spongy interior of bone where all blood cells are produced. Plasma cells are a type of white blood cell that ...

"Medical Journeys" is a set of clinical resources reviewed by physicians, meant for the medical team as well as the patients they serve. Each episode of this journey through a disease state contains ...

At age 89, Cal Crow plays water volleyball three days a week, then chases that with a 1,000-foot swim; on his off days, he logs at least a mile around his neighborhood — and that’s with a cancer ...