DVT Medical Reference

When you can’t use anticoagulants, or blood thinners, how can you treat your DVT? Learn about thrombectomy, filters, stents, and more.

DVT and Baker’s cysts have similar symptoms. Learn the difference between the two conditions.

How does your DVT treatment change from diagnosis and beyond? Learn more about medication and prevention strategies.

Wheelchair use equals lots of sitting -- a risk factor for DVT. Learn why this happens and how to prevent and treat it.

Learn how angioplasty treats DVT, and find out what to expect if you have this procedure.

A paradoxical embolism can cause a blockage in an artery that can lead to a stroke or other problems. Here’s the lowdown on this serious health risk.

Vitamin K antagonists, or coumarin drugs, work by blocking certain clotting factors in our blood. Learn how warfarin (Coumadin, Jantoven) treats DVT.

Blood thinners treat deep vein thrombosis (DVT), but they carry risks. Here’s what you need to know about these complications, and how to reduce possible side effects.

If you have an infection, you may be at risk for DVT. This happens because of the infection-related inflammation in your body.

Treatment for CVI caused by DVT has mainly eased symptoms. A new bioprosthetic venous valve replaces damaged valves to improve reflux over longer periods.

Sometimes it takes more than meds or other methods to treat deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. Learn how surgical thrombectomy can remove a problem blood clot.

If you are diagnosed with a DVT, you may be able to be treated at home, without hospitalization. Here’s what to expect, and when you need to be admitted.

Inferior vena cava filters are tiny devices placed inside a vein to prevent pulmonary embolism when you have DVT. Find out how they work.

You have lots of options for treating and preventing DVT blood clots. Find out whether a direct thrombin inhibitor may be the right drug for you.

If medicine isn't enough to treat your DVT, these procedures can help to remove the clot and get your blood flowing again.

Stents can provide added support to your vein’s walls after your blood clot is gone. But are they a good option for you? Here’s what to know.

Unfractionated vs. low-molecular-weight heparin (LMWH): Find out what the difference is and how they work for DVT.

DVT and your heart are linked, even though it usually starts in your arms or legs. Learn more about DVT, pulmonary embolism, and heart problems.

Here’s a closer look at who tends to get this blood clot in a deep vein.

Thrombosis and embolism are both blood clots, but differ in how and where they form. Here’s what you should know about these dangerous conditions.

Recurrent DVT is when you get deep vein thrombosis more than once. Learn the symptoms of DVT recurrence, and what to do if it happens to you.

Blood thinners are go-to weapons against pulmonary embolism and DVT. Learn how factor Xa inhibitors can protect you.

Thrombolytic therapy is an effective way to treat deep vein thrombosis. Learn how thrombolytic drugs for DVT work.

New DVT treatment includes new drugs such as tissue factor pathway inhibitors (TFPIs), nematode anticoagulant peptides (NAPc2) and factor XI inhibitors.

DVT is a type of blood clot that affects around 900,000 people per year in the U.S. But Black Americans are more likely to die from it. Here’s why.