Not all patients with blood clots in their legs – a condition known as deep vein thrombosis – need to receive powerful but risky clot-busting drugs, according to results of a large-scale, multicenter ...

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% ...

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

What is a blood clot? Blood clots normally form after an injury to protect your body from losing too much blood, but they can also develop in an artery or vein even if there is no obvious injury.

The appropriate duration of anticoagulation for venous thromboembolism (VTE) in patients who have a transient provoking factor (e.g., surgery, trauma, or immobility) and concomitant enduring risk ...

The right treatment for a pulmonary embolism depends on the size of the blood clot, complications you might be experiencing, and your risk of future blood clots. Options may include medications or ...

Leg pain affects nearly everyone at some point, ranging from routine muscle soreness after exercise to the occasional cramp that resolves quickly. This commonplace nature makes it easy to dismiss leg ...

Paget-Schroetter syndrome (PSS) is a rare blood clotting syndrome that affects the blood vessels in the upper arms. It’s more common in young athletes who use upward repetitive arm motions, such as ...

The first clinical use of heparin was for chemoprophylaxis in surgical patients. In 1937, Murray and Crafoord published data evaluating surgical patients who received prophylaxis for DVT. 14 Despite ...