A person’s blood clot risk factors can include some acquired or genetic conditions. Although blood clotting plays an important role in protecting a person’s body, abnormal blood clots can be fatal.

Blood clotting disorders are inherited or acquired conditions that affect the body’s ability to form blood clots. Some types ...

All that most laymen know about hemophilia is that it is an odd and dangerous disease of the blood that strikes men only, although it is transmitted by women. Medical researchers have learned a great ...

Alexandria Nyembwe is a registered nurse and health writer. She has worked in street medicine serving populations experiencing homelessness in Skid Row Los Angeles as well as in cardiovascular care in ...

Q: I writing because I am worried about my daughter. She has a valve in her heart and has been taking warfarin for some time to prevent clots. But she is in and out of the hospital almost twice a ...

Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the consequences and the chances of preventing blood clots. In Sweden, almost half of all cases of ...

The coagulation cascade is a finely balanced system essential for maintaining haemostasis, yet its disruption can lead to either a propensity for bleeding or an increased risk of clot formation.

Hemophilia A and B are similar conditions that affect the blood’s ability to clot. They typically occur due to gene variations that affect different blood clotting factors. Hemophilia is a group of ...

A recent study provides new insights into the mechanisms of coagulation in persons with haemophilia A, the most common form of haemophilia. The research team was able to show that saliva contains ...

Hemophilia A is caused by a shortage of clotting factor VIII, while Hemophilia B results from a deficiency in clotting factor IX. Both types are inherited, and their severity may differ. Acquired ...