When most of us think of a serious medical emergency, we usually think of sudden events such as heart attacks, strokes or serious injuries from a car crash. But some threats develop quietly, with ...

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, ...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a broad term referring to disorders affecting the blood vessels carrying blood to and from the arms and legs. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a specific issue ...

FLORENCE, Italy — Should anticoagulant therapy be discontinued or continued in patients with unprovoked deep vein thrombosis (DVT)? This question was at the center of a debate between Francesco ...

It may be advisable for those with DVT or taking blood-thinning medications for DVT to avoid contact sports, foods rich in vitamin K, smoking, and having obesity. People will need to avoid certain ...

NBC’s David Bloom was on assignment in Iraq when he passed away on April 6, 2003. The war correspondent had prepared for every possible danger, but the way he died shocked his family and the world.

Purpose: Deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) are associated with major morbidity and mortality, with their burden often extending to longer-term complications such as event ...