Anybody can develop a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It's a serious public health issue. But some are more likely to get this clot – or even die from it – than others due to differences in treatment.

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a potentially life-threatening blood clotting condition. If you’ve ever had DVT or been at risk for this condition, you’ve likely been given drugs to help break up the ...

O’Sullivan is an interventional radiologist — a physician who specializes in minimally invasive, targeted treatments. In mid-March at the Society of Interventional Radiology scientific meeting in ...

If the choice is made to anticoagulate patients with symptomatic isolated distal deep vein thrombosis (DVT), outcomes will be improved with 12 versus 6 weeks of treatment, the randomized, ...

Giving the anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban to patients for 12 weeks instead of the usual six after a blood clot in the lower leg reduces the risk of further clots developing up to two years after ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein, often in the deep veins of the legs, thigh or pelvis. Those clots can break loose, travel to the lungs ...

Age-adjusted D-dimer cutoffs can safely rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in many suspected cases, according to the ADJUST-DVT trial.

The disadvantages of dabigatran include a higher cost compared with warfarin, the need for twice-daily dosing, and a slightly increased risk for gastrointestinal bleeding (6.1% with dabigatran vs 4% ...

This week we are going to discuss two common conditions of the lower extremities which can be a cause for concern and the different strategies for managing them. Cellulitis is a infection of the ...

Researchers sought to determine whether vaccination against COVID-19 would increase the risk of developing deep vein thrombosis. The following article features coverage from the American Society of ...

A newly enacted law now requires insurance companies operating in Arkansas to cover critical weight loss procedures. Bariatric surgery as well as pre- and post- Concerns rise after governor appoints ...