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DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS (DVT)
Deep vein thrombosis, also called deepvenous thrombosis or DVT, is a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein. It usually affects the leg veins, such as the femoral vein or the popliteal vein.
Deep-vein thrombosis occurs in about 1 in 1000 people per year. About 1-5% will die from the complications of a DVT like pulmonary embolism (lung blood clots). Dr Virchow noticed an association between venous thrombosis in the legs and pulmonary embolism. Heparin, a type of anticoagulant medication that keeps the blood thin and thus prevents blood clots, was introduced to clinical practice in 1937. In the last 25 years, considerable progress has been made in the understanding of , diagnosis and treatment of deep vein thrombosis DVT.
There may be no early symptoms of a DVT. Some people may have a DVT clot without even realizing it as the DVT clots are small and not significant. However when there are symptoms, the most common symptoms are of pain and swelling of the leg or calf. Read on to find out more about DVT symptoms.
What causes a DVT? There are many factors that increase the likelihood of a clot forming. The main factors are immobilization, recent trauma or surgery and cancer. Read on to find out more about DVT causes.Deep vein thrombosis treatment is mainly centered around preventing new clots from forming with blood thinners and allowing time for the body to break down the clot by itself. In rare situations like very large DVT clots, medications are used to break down the DVT but this carries with it and increased risk of bleeding. Read on to find out more about DVT treatments.
Deep-vein thrombosis occurs in about 1 in 1000 people per year. About 1-5% will die from the complications of a DVT like pulmonary embolism (lung blood clots).
Deep vein thrombosis treatment is mainly centered around preventing new clots from forming with blood thinners and allowing time for the body to break down the clot by itself...
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