Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Serial two-point ultrasonography of the proximal veins was found to be as effective as the more complex ...

February 2, 2010 — The risk for deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is low for 3 months after a single negative result on whole-leg compression ultrasound (CUS) examination, according to the results of a ...

An analysis of previous studies suggests that for patients with a suspected blood clot in a deep vein of a leg, withholding anticoagulation therapy after a negative whole-leg compression ultrasound is ...

Barcelona, Spain: If doctors in hospital emergency departments are trained to carry out ultrasound on patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT), they can nearly halve the time the patients ...

JENKINTOWN, Pa. (WPVI) -- The summer travel season is here, and with it, many long plane and car trips. Those raise the risk of DVT, deep vein thrombosis or blood clots in the legs. However, knowing ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition in which blood clots develop in veins, which can lead to potentially fatal problems such as pulmonary embolism, where the blood clots spread to the heart and ...

Conducting serial compression ultrasonography with Doppler imaging of the iliac vein over the course of 7 days can rule out deep-vein thrombosis (DVT) in symptomatic pregnant women, according to a ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 47-year-old woman. Five years ago, I developed a ...

Dear Dr. Roach: I am a 47-year-old woman. Five years ago, I developed a blood clot in my left leg after fracturing my ankle and being immobilized for several months. I was put on a blood thinner, and ...

DEAR DR. ROACH: I am a 47-year-old woman. Five years ago, I developed a blood clot in my left leg after fracturing my ankle and being immobilized for several months. I was put on a blood thinner, and ...