DVT in both the upper and lower body can happen to almost anyone at any age and for many reasons. For example, your vein could have been damaged by an injury or operation. Half of blood clots happen ...

March 14, 2011 — Anticoagulation therapy should be started promptly for upper extremity deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a clinical practice review of upper extremity DVT published in the ...

November 23, 2009 (New York, New York) — Aggressive intervention in chronic deep vein thrombosis (DVT) using ultrasound-assisted thrombolysis shows superior outcomes compared with ...

Continuing our series on diagnoses that may be missed in a primary care setting, Dr Ahmed Mostafa describes a case of upper limb DVT that was initially misdiagnosed A 39-year-old female patient ...

A 45-year-old woman presented to her family doctor following a three-day history of acute-onset, progressive swelling and sensation of heaviness in her left upper extremity. In addition, she described ...