Recently published guidelines by the AAOS solely emphasize the prevention of PE. [2] However, the clinical and economic burden of DVT is substantial, as evidenced by the results of this analysis, and ...

Chicago, IL - An educational program on evidence-based guidelines for the prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) helped physicians and other care providers at 33 centers in France reduce the ...

Age-adjusted D-dimer cutoffs can safely rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in many suspected cases, according to the ...

Blood clots, also known as deep vein thrombosis (DVT), occur when a blood clot forms in a deep vein, usually in the legs. This condition can lead to severe health complications if the clot breaks free ...

Across the RE‑COVER trials, 9 patients (0.4%) in the dabigatran arms and 5 (0.2%) in the warfarin arms had an acute coronary syndrome event. Of these, 8 patients (0.3%) in the dabigatran arms and 4 (0 ...

The first clinical use of heparin was for chemoprophylaxis in surgical patients. In 1937, Murray and Crafoord published data evaluating surgical patients who received prophylaxis for DVT. 14 Despite ...

Basilic vein thrombosis is a type of superficial venous thrombosis (SVT) in which a blood clot forms in the basilic vein in the arm. In many cases, SVT is harmless and will resolve without treatment.