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Deep Vein Thrombosis Clot Busters

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SOURCES: 2010 Medical Reference from Medstar Television. Suresh Vedantham, MD, Interventional Radiologist, Washington University in St. Louis, Mo.

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Melissa Fuoss:

Can you put the alligator in the train?

Narrator:

Melissa Fuoss relishes time with her husband and son Alex. Especially after a blood clot in her leg threatened her life during pregnancy.

Melissa Fuoss:

I remember the OB-GYN saying to me, you know, we're gonna probably have to induce your pregnancy because this clot could move and kill you.

Suresh Vedantham, M.D.:

When a clot forms in the deep veins, it can break off and move to the lungs and that can be a fatal condition.

Narrator:

Blood thinners are standard therapy for deep vein thrombosis. The drugs work well to keep the clot from moving. The problem is they don't dissolve it.

Suresh Vedantham, M.D.:

As a result, that clot continues to completely or partly block blood flow in the vein.

Narrator:

It can cause permanent damage to the vein and chronic leg problems. So a major government funded study is looking for solutions.

Suresh Vedantham, M.D.:

There are now new clot-busting treatments that actually eliminate the clot near the time that it's formed.

Narrator:

The technology combines catheter-based clot removal devices and clot-dissolving drugs. A double whammy that, if proven effective, could forever change the way doctors treat blood clots.

Suresh Vedantham, M.D.:

Away from just saying, well let's prevent the next episode, to saying let's get that clot out of there right away and preserve the patient's leg function in the long run.

Narrator:

Melissa's deadly clot extended from her belly button to her knee. But a clot-busting procedure helped put the new mom back on her feet.

Melissa Fuoss:

Pre-all of this I was running half marathons and I just started running again, so, I'd say it worked out.

Good job. Baby squeal

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