Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 47-year-old woman. Five years ago, I developed a blood clot in my left leg after fracturing my ankle and being immobilized for several months. I was put on a blood thinner, and ...

GREENVILLE, S.C. (WSPA)– Whether it’s a sprain or something more serious like a blood clot, leg-related problems can interfere with your daily activities. As part of our “Ask the Expert” series, in ...

The first major national trial of a catheter-based treatment for deep vein thrombosis will evaluate the use of clot-dissolving drugs in combination with clot removal devices to prevent post-thrombotic ...

A condition called DVT (deep vein thrombosis) occurs when a blood clot (a thrombus) forms in the deep leg vein or pelvis, often from prolonged sitting while flying or having a sedentary lifestyle.

WELWYN GARDEN CITY, England — There was a 3% incidence of post-thrombotic syndrome following lower-limb joint replacement when deep vein thrombosis was detected and treated early in a recent ...

Patients who have lower extremity proximal deep vein thrombosis, or a blood clot in their leg, are increasingly undergoing minimally invasive catheter-based clot removal -- also referred to as ...

Here are the early warning signs, causes, and risk factors of chronic venous insufficiency, along with effective treatments to prevent swelling, skin damage, and painful leg ulcers.

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 ...

insights from industryDr Jim HamptonMedical Advisor,Isobar Compression An interview with Dr Jim Hampton, Medical Advisor at Isobar Compression, conducted by April Cashin-Garbutt, MA (Cantab) What was ...

O’Sullivan is an interventional radiologist — a physician who specializes in minimally invasive, targeted treatments. In mid-March at the Society of Interventional Radiology scientific meeting in ...

There are several superficial vein thrombosis treatment options. A person’s symptoms and overall health can influence the type of treatment they receive. Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), also known ...