About the National Blood Clot Alliance: The National Blood Clot Alliance is the nation’s leading nonprofit voluntary health organization dedicated to advancing the prevention, early diagnosis, and ...

The first clinical practice guideline on acute pulmonary embolism (PE) from the American Heart Association and the American ...

New international guidelines stress early detection and treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a life-threatening blood ...

Catherine O’Hara’s death from a pulmonary embolism has drawn attention to this serious condition in which a blood clot lodges in the lungs. Dr. Leana Wen explains.

Early detection and prompt treatment of acute pulmonary embolism (PE), a sudden and potentially life-threatening blood clot ...

A blood clot in the arm can lead to symptoms of pain, swelling, and skin discoloration, sometimes with visibly bulging veins and shoulder or neck discomfort. The clot, called a deep vein thrombosis ...

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a potentially life-threatening blood clotting condition. If you’ve ever had DVT or been at risk for this condition, you’ve likely been given drugs to help break up the ...

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 ...

Women are less likely than men to receive thrombectomy. New data show the treatment can improve function and quality of life.

Giving the anti-clotting drug rivaroxaban to patients for 12 weeks instead of the usual six after a blood clot in the lower leg reduces the risk of further clots developing up to two years after ...

LITTLE ROCK, AR (KATV) — Doctors are raising awareness about deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition that can lead to serious health risks, including life-threatening situations. Lindsey Williams, an ...