If you are diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (DVT), one treatment option your doctor may recommend is thrombolytic therapy. These are drugs that break up or dissolve blood clots. They can be an ...

What Is Phlegmasia Cerulea Dolens? It’s quite a mouthful, but the name phlegmasia cerulea dolens (PCD) is Greek, meaning “painful blue inflammation.” It is a massive DVT that most often occurs in the ...

Every year, millions of people develop dangerous blood clots in their legs without realizing the life-threatening risk growing within their bodies. These formations, medically known as deep vein ...

At the time, Brittany Aydelotte thought a volleyball injury caused her leg pain and swelling. She soon learned a blood clot was to blame. As a teen, Brittany Aydelotte played sports. When she began ...

Dr Sumit Kapadia, Vascular Surgeon and Varicose Vein Specialist, recently on his IG handle, spoke about artery blockages, and ...

NEW ORLEANS — Do your legs ache, cramp, or swell? There is a condition that you may have that millions in the U.S. have been living with for years, that is being misdiagnosed. And it's a condition ...

The news on Damian Lillard's persistent right calf injury was not good. The veteran all-star Milwaukee Bucks guard was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot in his lower right leg). He ...

ANDERSON TOWNSHIP, Ohio (WKRC) – If you’ve noticed more leg pain in these pandemic times, you’re not alone. Doctors say they’ve seen a growing number of complications linked to leg vein problems. The ...

Varicose veins are a common pregnancy condition. Here’s what expecting parents need to know—including signs of an underlying health condition.

Portal vein thrombosis means that there is a blood clot in the portal vein. This vein carries blood to the liver. A clot can fully or partially block the portal vein, as well as blood flow to the ...