Publications by authors named "Nimrah Riaz"
Article Synopsis
- Venous thromboembolism (VTE), including pulmonary embolism (PE) and lower extremity deep vein thrombosis (LE-DVT), poses significant risks to cancer patients undergoing systemic therapy, but it can often be prevented.
- Researchers developed a new risk assessment model (RAM) that improves patient categorization by integrating multiple factors, leading to better predictions of VTE occurrences compared to the existing Khorana score.
- The RAM identified a high-risk group with significantly higher rates of VTE compared to the low-risk group, demonstrating its potential for clinical application in preventing these complications among cancer patients.
Article Synopsis
- - The study investigates cancer-associated thrombosis (CAT) among uninsured and vulnerable populations in Houston, revealing a 14.6% incidence within one year of cancer diagnosis from 2011 to 2020, with a focus on patient demographics and risk factors.
- - Out of 15,342 patients analyzed, 74% were uninsured, and the cohort included a significant percentage of Hispanic and Non-Hispanic Black individuals, with findings indicating lower CAT rates among Hispanics compared to Non-Hispanic Whites.
- - The research underscores the importance of including vulnerable populations in clinical trials to better understand and address the elevated incidence of CAT and associated risk factors in these groups.
