aDepartment of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway bDepartment of Haematology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway cOslo Vascular Centre, Oslo University Hospital ...

The “open vein hypothesis” postulates that early thrombus clearance and restoration of venous blood flow may prevent postthrombotic syndrome after proximal deep vein thrombosis. Since its proposal ...

Blood clots are a serious but often preventable medical condition. As part of our “Ask the Expert” series, in partnership ...

VTE includes two types of clots: deep vein thrombosis, called DVT, usually in the leg, and pulmonary embolism, or PE, which is when a DVT breaks free and lodges in the lungs, where they often are ...

“The worst thing is deep venous thrombosis (DVT), or getting a blood clot in the legs,” Gharahbaghian says. “If a blood clot goes from your legs to your lungs, it can become a life ...