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 ...

Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) is more common than many realize, affecting millions in the U.S. and worldwide. While it’s ...

The main goal of DVT treatment is to stop a blood clot from breaking loose and traveling to the lungs, a condition called pulmonary embolism (PE). This can block blood flow to the lungs and cause ...

Plus, how chronic venous insufficiency is diagnosed and treated, and if it's actually as benign as it's been made out to be. Anna Gragert Senior Editor, Health and Home Anna Gragert (she/her/hers) was ...

O’Sullivan is an interventional radiologist — a physician who specializes in minimally invasive, targeted treatments. In mid-March at the Society of Interventional Radiology scientific meeting in ...

Anybody can develop a deep vein thrombosis (DVT). It's a serious public health issue. But some are more likely to get this clot – or even die from it – than others due to differences in treatment.

Aims: The objective of this study was to evaluate the cost–effectiveness of rivaroxaban versus the low-molecular-weight heparins (LMWH) enoxaparin and dalteparin for the prevention of venous ...

REDWOOD CITY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InterVene, Inc., a clinical-stage medical device company dedicated to developing interventional solutions for chronic venous insufficiency (CVI), announced today ...

A study presented today shows that a combination of clot busting drugs infused directly into the clot is an effective interventional radiology technique to treat deep vein thrombosis by breaking up ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. 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 ...