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.

When a blood clot forms in a vein deep inside your body, it causes what doctors call deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

The risk of new thromboembolic events after discontinuation of anticoagulant therapy in patients with pulmonary embolism or deep vein thrombosis associated with COVID-19 is low and similar to that ...

There are three main risk factors for DVT: sticky blood, vein damage and immobility ... experts have also coined a new term: ‘e-thrombosis’. This identifies the growing number of DVT cases ...

The objective of this study was to investigate the risk of acute internal jugular, subclavian, and axillary deep venous thrombosis ... with an internal jugular vein thrombosis being the most ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a blood clot (thrombus) in a deep vein, usually in the legs. These clots require medical care right away. These clots are dangerous because they can break loose, travel ...