There are three main risk factors for DVT: sticky blood, vein damage and immobility. Sticky blood can be caused by illness, old age, pregnancy and medication while vein damage can result from ...

It's called deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. All our veins have small valves powered by the muscles around them. They keep blood moving toward the heart, instead of flowing backward inside veins.

2 However, all patients presenting with a unprovoked DVT should have a screening history and basic physical examination to check for underlying cancer or red flag symptoms. If there are symptoms or ...

When that happens, you may be at risk for deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, when a blood clot forms in a vein, usually deep inside your leg. Your veins don't just rely on your heartbeat to force blood ...

In estimating the burden of disease that is associated with patients at high risk of DVT or PE, health care providers and managed-care organizations should consider the entire continuum of care ...

On clinical examination the affected arm was discoloured, as seen in this report,[1] and showing prominent veins on the arm and chest as in the image in this paper.[2] I considered the diagnosis was ...

Clinical examination revealed leg hypertrophy with angiodysplasias, nevi flammi, venous ectasia and malformation of the great and small saphenous veins, as well as toe deformity. This is ...

2006;63(20):S5-S15. Patient demographics and pre-index clinical characteristics were similar between the subgroups of patients who developed DVT/PE ( Table 1). The average age at index was 53 ± ...