Pharmacomechanical Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis for Deep-Vein Thrombosis (ATTRACT Main Results) Summary: This article, published in the New England Journal of Medicine, describes the main results and primary outcome of the landmark ATTRACT Trial. Citation: Vedantham S, Goldhaber SZ, Julian JA, Kahn SR, Jaff MR, Cohen DJ, Magnuson E, Razavi MK, Comerota AJ, Gornik HL, Murphy TP, Lewis […]
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The ATTRACT Study: Open for Patient Enrollment (Currently closed)
https://www.veindirectory.org/magazine/article/industry-updates/the-attract-study-open-for-patient-enrollmentThe ATTRACT Study: Open for Patient EnrollmentApril 1, 2015 by Suresh Vedantham, MD The ATTRACT (Acute Venous Thrombosis: Thrombus Removal with Adjunctive Catheter-Directed Thrombolysis) Study, which may define the future of DVT treatment, is now OPEN to patient enrollment! This study will determine if new clot-busting treatments for patients with large blood clots of the […]
Interview with Vein Specialist Suresh Vedantham M.D.
https://www.veindirectory.org/magazine/article/featured-doctor/cover-story-vein-specialist-suresh-vedantham-m-dVein Specialist Suresh Vedantham M.D.April 1, 2015 Vein specialist Suresh Vedantham M.D., has spent most of his career studying the diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE), deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). Nearly 1 million Americans suffer from DVT, and 500,000 of them develop PE, which causes some 300,000 deaths. These conditions remain […]
Pivotal study of minimally invasive therapy improves care of DVT
https://www.sirweb.org/advocacy-and-outreach/media/news-release-archive/news-release-ATTRACT-Trial/ Pivotal study of minimally invasive therapy improves the care of patients with deep vein thrombosis NIH-sponsored ATTRACT Trial finds opportunities to reduce disability and enhance patient safety WASHINGTON (March 6, 2017)—The results of a prominent, National Institutes of Health (NIH)-sponsored study into the treatment of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) provide important guidance for physicians […]
Blood clot treatments subject of major trial
Blood clot treatments subject of major trial By Michael C. Purdy • September 24, 2008 A $10 million, government-funded, multicenter clinical trial of an aggressive treatment for blood clots in the leg — known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) — will be led by School of Medicine researchers. About 250,000 U.S. patients are diagnosed with […]
$10M clinical trial tests new treatment for blood clots
https://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-09/wuso-mc091208.phpPUBLIC RELEASE: 15-SEP-2008$10M clinical trial tests new treatment for blood clots in the legWASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE St. Louis, Sept. 15, 2008 — A $10 million, government-funded, multicenter clinical trial of an aggressive treatment for blood clots in the leg known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT) will be led by researchers at Washington University […]
ATTRACT Main Results
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