Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
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A glutton for good running weather, I could not resist the Thanksgiving weekend weather. It was pitch-perfect: cloudless, warm, a cool breeze. The month before I had run my fastest marathon: just under four hours at the 2012 Marine Corps Marathon. So, I should have been recovering with light, slow, shallow runs.
But several hours on a cramped five-hour flight the night before had me buzzing with pent-up energy. So, I ran. Probably too far, probably too fast.
Sitting at a table in Starbucks on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, plugging away all day on a project, time slipped by. It felt good to focus, all that energy cleared from my metabolic cache. When I stood to go home Monday…
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Home versus in‐patient treatment for deep vein thrombosis
Low‐quality evidence suggests that patients treated at home with LMWH are less likely to have recurrence of VTE than those treated in hospital. However, data show no clear differences in major or minor bleeding, nor in mortality (low‐quality evidence), indicating that home treatment is no worse than in‐patient treatment for these outcomes.
How Doctors on Earth Treated a Blood Clot on the ISS
A scan revealed a clot in a patient's jugular. The challenge? That patient was an astronaut, 250 miles overhead in the International Space Station.
Deep Vein Thrombosis: History and Evolution of Treatment
These medications have a wide therapeutic window and cause fewer drug-drug interactions than the older agents; in addition, because of their shorter half-life, it easier to discontinue treatment abruptly with NOACs than with warfarin. These features, along with the lack of the need for continual monitoring of the INR, make NOACs a safe and reasonable treatment option for patients with DVT.
How to prevent blood clots as airlines squeeze you into tighter spaces
The potentially fatal condition is likely to increase as legroom decreases—but it's totally preventable.
Are Skinny Jeans Going to Kill Me?
Can pants be so tight that they cause blood clots, or back pain?
Every Mother Counts: Blood Clot Awareness Month -- What That Means to Pregnancy
What is it about pregnancy that increases the risks? Dr. Mehta-Lee says it comes down to two factors. "First, women have more blood volume during pregnancy that moves less efficiently through blood vessels. Second, pregnant women have increased blood-clotting factors (chemicals) to prevent them from hemorrhaging. They are important protective factors we need to help our blood coagulate otherwise, delivery itself would be extremely dangerous."
Flying and Blood Clots: A Deadly Risk
Life-threatening blood clots and flying have been linked for more than 50 years, but a new study of business travelers confirms the risk, particularly for those who take long flights or fly frequently. Immobility is considered a major factor behind the condition, called deep vein thrombosis.
Gamer's Thrombosis: How Playing Too Long Could Be Deadly
People should take breaks from sitting and walk around every two to three hours, drink enough water and do regular leg exercise if they have to sit for a long time, Go told LiveScience.
Getting on a Plane? Don't Let the Hospital Be Your Final Destination
To my fellow road warriors, I have a question for you: What's worse for your health than a six-hour flight sitting in coach?
How to Avoid Deep-Vein Thrombosis on Long Flights
New guidelines for travelers published by the American College of Chest Physicians recommend using below-knee compression stockings on long airline flights for people at higher risk for deep vein thrombosis -– but only if travelers have a risk factor for blood clotting. Those risk factors include the use of oral contraceptives, advanced age, pregnancy, severe obesity, limited mobility, recent surgery or trauma and cancer.
In the Hospital, Facing a Scourge of Killer Clots
Though VTE most often happens to adults over 40, any patient on bed rest after illness or surgery is vulnerable, even after being discharged from hospital. It is the leading cause of maternal death associated with childbirth, which puts pressure on deep veins.
IVF linked to higher blood clot risk
Women who fall pregnant through in vitro fertilisation are at a higher risk of blood clots and artery blockages than women who get pregnant spontaneously, a new study has found.
Knowing the Importance of DVT Awareness
Could you or a loved one be at risk? Yes. DVT is not specific to any age, race or gender. Anyone at anytime can develop a DVT however certain individuals may be at increased risk. Being over the age of 40, being overweight, and smoking are all common risk factors.
When a Cramp Is Actually a Clot
Deep-vein thrombosis is often mistaken by both patients and doctors for something else. I was suspicious of what I thought was a runner's cramp, and got lucky.
Deep vein thrombosis Guidelines
The aim of treatment in lower limb DVT is to prevent PE and the development of lower limb vein insufficiency.
Lovenox
Get the facts about DVT (deep vein thrombosis) and the LOVENOX and warfarin therapy that may be given to treat it, as well as the important laboratory blood tests that are done to assess your treatment and its safety. Make sure you know when to call your healthcare professional if certain signs and symptoms occur during your treatment, and what additional medicines you should NOT be taking during your treatment.
the NNT
In 1960, Barritt and Jordan performed a randomized trial evaluating anticoagulation for presumed PE. While the study is often cited as evidence of the benefit of anticoagulation, methodologic weaknesses render it unreliable (the Cochrane group excludes the study). Patients with suspected PE were included and no confirmatory testing was performed; randomization was not described; no blinding and no placebo were used; all subjects were inpatients for other reasons and all were critically ill at enrollment; the study was stopped inappropriately early. The results of this study appear to have led the medical community to erroneously conclude that anticoagulation is proven beneficial for VTE. In Summary, for those who got the anticoagulation: None were helped (life saved, preventing pulmonary embolism). 1 in 50-111 were harmed (major bleeding event) •1 in >50 were harmed (death from bleeding event).
This Is Serious
This Is Serious is a national campaign to drive awareness and action around the prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT), or blood clots, in women. The campaign was developed by Dr. Thomas Ortel of the Duke Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center in partnership with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). This campaign is a multi-media program aimed at educating women about DVT and PE and motivating them to take action if they believe they may be at risk.
World Thrombosis Day
Celebrated year round, World Thrombosis Day (WTD) is recognized on 13 October each year. WTD focuses attention on the often overlooked and misunderstood disease of thrombosis. With thousands of educational events in countries around the world, WTD and its partners place a global spotlight on thrombosis as an urgent and growing health problem.
Xarelto
ou’re in the right place to learn about deep vein thrombosis (DVT), treatment options like XARELTO®, and how to follow a healthy lifestyle after you’ve had an event.
CLOT
The Clinical Leaders of Thrombosis (CLOT) is a special interest group which unites multi-disciplinary healthcare professionals working in the field of Haemostasis and Thrombosis.CLOT supports its members to deliver a high quality of care to patients.This is achieved by the sharing of knowledge and experience which helps to shape future services and advance the boundaries of healthcare delivery.
Clot Connect
Clot Connect provides patients and healthcare professionals connection to clinically relevant education resources on deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, thrombophilia and anticoagulation.
ClotCare
Some people are more prone to getting blood clots in the leg. The chances of getting a DVT increase as we age and doubles with each decade of life over the age of 40.
National Blood Clot Alliance
The National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) foresees a future in which the number of people suffering and dying from blood clots in the United States is reduced significantly. (NBCA) foresees a future in which the number of people suffering and dying from blood clots in the United States is reduced significantly.
North American Thrombosis Forum
NATF is dedicated to improving the lives of those affected by blood clots and related diseases. Through our comprehensive resources and innovative programming, we strive to educate patients and healthcare providers about thrombosis and its complications.
Thrombosis Adviser
DVT can occur spontaneously without a known underlying cause or after provoking events, such as trauma, surgery or acute illness. Complications of DVT include pulmonary embolism (PE), post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) and a risk of VTE recurrence.
WWW.DVT.ORG
An Internet Resource on Venous Thromboembolism
#KnowThrombosis
Bringing together communities around the world to #KnowThrombosis, the quiet, underlying disorder that is the common mechanism of the world’s three top cardiovascular killers – heart attack, stroke and venous thromboembolism (VTE) – the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) launched WTD in 2014.
CDC
DVT/PE are often underdiagnosed and serious, but preventable medical conditions. It is important to know about DVT because it can happen to anybody at any age and can cause serious illness, disability, and in some cases, death. The good news is that DVT is preventable and treatable if discovered early.
MedicineNet
A vein is a blood vessel that returns blood from the tissues of the body back to the heart. The body has two distinct systems of veins, a superficial system and a deep system.
MedlinePlus
Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) mainly affects the veins in the lower leg and thigh. A clot (thrombus) forms in the larger veins of the area. This clot can interfere with blood flow, and it may break off and travel through the bloodstream (embolize). The traveling blood clot (embolus) can lodge in the brain, lungs, heart, or other area, severely damaging that organ
Xarelto
The #1 prescribed novel oral anticoagulant in the US.
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