Vein Treatment

This 3D medical animation shows a blood clot forming in a lower leg vein, creating a deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. When the thrombus breaks free of the valve, it is called an embolus, and travels toward the heart and lungs. The animation ends by showing the embolus lodging in the lung tissue forming a […]

A national education campaign to help raise awareness of Deep-Vein Thrombosis (DVT) blood clots, which affect up to 300,000 people in the United States each year. Complications of DVT, including pulmonary embolism (PE), kill up to 200,000 people annually in the US - more than AIDS and breast cancer combined.

In most cases varicose veins can cause complications associated with the following condition:

Bleeding varicose veins. Varicose veins bleed more than healthy veins because of abnormally high pressure within the damaged veins. Bleeding varicose veins can be stemmed by raising the foot above the level of the heart and applying compression. Then seek medical help.
Phlebitis. Phlebitis […]

Deep vein thrombosis is not connected only with older people. New Zealand DVT research which was accomplished in 2003 announced that 1% of long-haul air passengers suffer from Deep Vein Thrombosis. This is four people on every jumbo jet. Traveled related deep vein thrombosis is known as ‘Economy Class Syndrome.’
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Thrombosis occurs when the blood changes from a liquid to a solid state thereby producing a clot. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) refers to the formation of a thrombus (blood clot) that develops in one of the major deep veins (a vein that accompanies an artery) of the body, usually in the leg (thigh or calf). […]

Planning to do some long distance traveling this summer be it train, plane or automobile…here is some important information to pack with you to avoid this trip from being your last leg. DVT or Deep Vein Thrombosis is a blood clot that develops in the deep vein of the leg. The Deep Vein in the […]