Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition in which blood clots develop in veins, which can lead to potentially fatal problems such as pulmonary embolism, where the blood clots spread to the heart and ...

Barcelona, Spain: If doctors in hospital emergency departments are trained to carry out ultrasound on patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), they can nearly halve the time the patients ...

Often, swollen ankles due to flying are harmless and go away on their own. In rare cases, however, ankle swelling may be a sign of deeper vein thrombosis (DVT), which is more serious and requires ...

Although varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) both affect the veins, these two conditions have different causes, involve different kinds of veins, and have unique symptoms. One is also more ...

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 ...

Cephalic vein thrombosis is a blood clot in the cephalic vein in the arm. It occurs when something affects the vein’s blood flow to the heart. The condition generally resolves by itself but can become ...