Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis Promising for Intermediate-Risk Pulmonary Embolism
A modified reperfusion protocol for intermediate-risk pulmonary embolism (PE) seemed to work without causing excessive bleeding in the small randomized CANARY trial. Use of conventional catheter-directed thrombolysis (CDT) with alteplase led to 4.3% of patients showing right ventricular (RV) recovery at 3 months (in terms of echocardiographic RV/LV ratios >0.9), which was numerically, but not […]
Could ketogenic diet be helpful with brain cancer?
A modified ketogenic diet may be worth exploring for people with brain tumors, according to a new study published in the July 7, 2021, online issue of Neurology®, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology. The diet is high in fat and low in carbohydrates. The small study found that the diet was […]