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Chapel Hill, NC, USA (13 October 2020) – A large epidemiological study focusing on mortality from acute pulmonary embolism (PE) in the United States (US) and Canada has been published today in The Lancet Respiratory Medicine. A team of European and North American investigators led by Dr. Stefano Barco, MD, research group leader at the Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis (CTH) of Mainz (Germany) and staff physician at the Clinic of Angiology of the University Hospital of Zurich (Switzerland), showed that for the first time in the past five decades the mortality related to PE in Canada has been plateauing after 2006, whereas it alarmingly increased in the US among younger and middle-aged adults aged 25-64 years. Read More

London, United Kingdom (October 2020) Medscape Education Global is proud to announce a collaboration with the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) for World Thrombosis Day 2020 (WTD20). The World Thrombosis Day awareness campaign takes place on 13 October and focuses attention on the underappreciated condition of thrombosis, also known as blood clots. For a second consecutive year, Medscape will participate as a guest media host on the ISTH World Thrombosis Day Twitter Chat—an interactive digital discussion on trending topics related to blood clot risks and prevention. Read More

On October 8, 2020, the World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign announced the winners of its global advocacy awards, including the WTD 2020 Activity of the Year Award and the WTD 2020 Ambassador of the Year Award. Click here to read more about the winners of these distinguished awards. In addition, the WTD campaign recognizes an honorable mention recipient for each award. Read More

CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA, October 8, 2020 — The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) today announced the recipients of two global thrombosis advocacy awards for its World Thrombosis Day campaign, including the inaugural World Thrombosis Day Activity of the Year Award and the Ambassador of the Year Award.    Thrombosis Ireland, a patient advocacy organization based in Dublin, Ireland, has been selected for the inaugural World Thrombosis Day Activity of the Year Award for its “Stop the Clot Roadshow.” The Activity of the Year Award recognizes a World Thrombosis Day partner organization that has shown outstanding effort in developing an engaging and successful activity to raise awareness about thrombosis. Read More

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Twitter Chat 101: If you are new to Twitter or haven’t joined a Twitter Chat before, here is a simple guide on how to participate.  A Twitter Chat is when a group of Twitter users meet at a pre-determined time to discuss a certain topic using a designated hashtag (#ClotChat) for each tweet contributed. A moderator (@CMichaelGibson) will post questions designated with Q1, Q2, Q3… etc. Read More

WTD's Prof. Beverley Hunt sits down with BBC News Inside Health for a conversation on "Sticky Blood: From Blood Clots to Covid-19." Click below to listen to a clip from the radio interview as Prof. Read More

The International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign joins with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to offer a webinar on the newest developments in the fight against blood clots and the correlations between COVID-19 and thrombosis. This year, given the extraordinary circumstances with the COVID-19 pandemic, the webinar will explore the clotting risks associated with COVID-19. The webinar is free and all are welcome to attend. Read More

  CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA – The World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign today announced that Inari Medical has joined the campaign as a Global Benefactor in support of its yearly global awareness initiative to reduce death and disability caused by thrombosis, also known as blood clots. Observed on 13 October, WTD, led by the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH), mobilizes 3,000 partner organizations to hold more than 10,000 awareness events worldwide each year. Last year alone, the campaign reached an estimated 3. Read More

The way we celebrate World Thrombosis Day may look a little different in 2020 from in the past due to COVID-19, but the need to raise awareness and spread information on thrombosis is more important than ever because of the correlation between the pandemic and thrombosis.    There are many different ways to celebrate and this year, and together we can make a difference using our voice and making an impact online through virtual events, social media and increased messaging.  To get started, view the list of ideas below and gather your colleagues, friends and family to help with planning and promotion! Read More

A Systematic Approach for Managing Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with COVID-19: A Multinational Consensus Statement from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) on Behalf of the International Thrombosis Community Introduction With more than 6.7 million confirmed cases worldwide[i] and nearly 400,000 deaths to date (7th June 2020) during 2020,[ii] the COVID-19 pandemic is one of the most significant healthcare crises of our time. The spread of COVID-19 has been varied, with some regions having sporadic transmission and relatively few hospitalized patients with COVID-19 pneumonia, and others where significant transmission has overwhelmed health services. Read More

Share As the world continues to learn more about COVID-19, emerging data reveals that hospitalized patients with COVID-19 have an increased risk for blood clots. In a new Illustrated Review published in Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (RPTH), leading thrombosis experts Prof. Beverley Hunt, OBE, and Prof. Read More

Click Here to view the video in English Pregúntele al experto: COVID-19 y trombosis: lo que el equipo de salud debe saber.  Con la participación de la profesora Dra. Beverley Hunt. Read More

Recommendation Includes Administering Treatment-Level Blood Thinning Medicine Upon Hospital Admission CHAPEL HILL, NC, USA, (May 27, 2020) — Leading thrombosis specialists from the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) and World Thrombosis Day (WTD) Steering Committee recommend administering either standard preventative or larger doses of heparin (blood thinning medicine) to combat excessive clotting in all hospitalized COVID-19 patients from the time of hospital admission, unless they have contraindications to those medications.  This proposed “universal” intervention strategy is a change from the current practice of using only preventative levels of such medications after individual venous thromboembolism (VTE) risk assessment of hospitalized patients. The recommendations are published in a new paper, titled “Clinical Guidance on the Diagnosis, Prevention and Treatment of Venous Thromboembolism in Hospitalized Patients with COVID-19,” published on May 27, 2020 in the Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis (JTH). Read More

The World Thrombosis Day (WTD) online retail shop has added several new products available to purchase. New products include: Baby onesies Toddler and youth t-shirts Pet bandanas Lapel pins The WTD online shop also offers adult t-shirts, hats, tote bags, and coffee mugs. Shop now to purchase these exciting new products and show your WTD support. Read More

Are you looking for the latest news on COVID-19 and thrombosis? Visit our new page, WTD in the Media, for quick links to recent news coverage with commentary from WTD medical experts.  Click here to view WTD in the Media. Read More

The World Thrombosis Day (WTD) campaign hosted a 2020 Partner Briefing Webinar on May 13 to share information about the 2020 campaign plan. If you missed the live webinar, you can access the presentation slides via the links below. The slides are available in both English and Spanish for your convenience. Read More

Click here to watch the video in English.                           Video Transcript in Spanish:   [Sam Perry] 0:05 – 0:40: Hola y bienvenidos a “Pregúntale al experto” un video informativo breve para hablar de un tema importante hoy en día en el mundo “Trombosis y COVID-19”.  Soy Sam Perry, gerente de campaña del Día Mundial de la Trombosis en la Sociedad Internacional de Trombosis y Hemostasia (ISTH). Read More