Blood clots are hardened clumps of blood that can develop for a variety of reasons. Some risk factors are uncontrollable. Age is a major factor in blood clot development and individuals over 65 face a significantly higher risk than the rest of the population. However, other risk factors like weight and activity level can be ...
Blood clots in the legs may not seem like a serious issue, but in fact they can lead to many serious medical complications. Proper blood flow through your body, including your legs, is essential to preventing clots. Leg blood clots have specific causes and risk factors associated with the development. Blood clots which begin in ...
Blood clots occur when blood cells and fibrin strands rapidly form a clump to stop bleeding after a blood vessel has been injured. This clump forms a protective scab over a wounded blood vessel so it can heal. These blood clots are harmless. However, at times some blood clots occur when a person is not ...
Blood clots in the legs are medically known as a deep vein thrombosis, or DVT. DVTs are a serious medical issue which affect tens of thousands of people in America each year. It is estimated that up to 50,000 people in America will die each year due to complications from leg blood clots. Typically, these ...
Phlebitis is the inflammation in the large veins in your legs. There are two types of Phlebitis: superficial and deep. Deep phlebitis causes severe inflammation and pain in the veins of the leg, which can cause pain and fever. Suffering from deep Phlebitis could cause serious problems if not treated immediately. Deep blood clots could ...
A pulmonary embolism occurs when a blood clot lodges in one of the arteries located in your lungs. The source of the majority of such blood clots involved in a pulmonary embolism is the legs, but they can also make their way from the arms, pelvis, and heart. In a pulmonary embolism, the clot will ...
There are a number of risks and complications associated with heart catheterization surgery. Heart catheterization is a medical procedure in which a flexible tube known as a catheter is inserted through a blood vessel into the heart. This enables the doctor to observe abnormalities in heart function. Heart catheterization is less risky than major heart ...
I had never heard of Factor V Leiden until almost two years ago. I received a phone call one morning, my mother told me that my sister, 30 at the time, had been admitted into the hospital. We did not know what had happened to her, but she was unresponsive to her husband, so he ...
There are a lot of reasons we may develop blood clots. If we’re lucky, it’s to stop bleeding and protect a wound from infection. If we’re unlucky, it could stop us from breathing. Many factors can cause blood to clot where it doesn’t belong. Sitting for long periods in one position is one. It has ...
Blood clots can be a very dangerous medical condition. Blood needs to travel freely throughout the body in order to supply tissues and organs with needed oxygen and to remove wastes. If a clot forms, the supply of blood can be blocked. Depending on where the blockage is, you can have some reasonably severe problems. ...