A blood clot is a lump of blood that can form in various body parts, including the legs, arms, lungs or heart. These clots ...

According to the American College of Cardiology, 2.6 to 4% of people with DVT have inferior vena cava thrombosis. Although ...

Studies involving ferrets necessitate knowledge of proper blood collection methods, such as cranial vena cava puncture. The CVC in the ferret has a diameter of 3.0–3.5 mm and is the main vessel ...

The length of time will vary based on your own health, where the blood clot is in your leg, and your risk for a pulmonary embolism. Other treatments may be used in the hospital for some people. These ...

Another option is surgery or a less invasive procedure to remove the clot (embolectomy). Some people may have a filter put into the large vein (vena cava) that carries blood from the lower body to the ...

Designed to temporarily prevent blood clots from traveling to the lungs, approximately 85% of inferior vena cava filters inserted over an eight-year period were not removed, according to a study ...

ALTHOUGH ligation of the inferior vena cava for prevention of pulmonary emboli is being performed increasingly often a difference of opinion still exists regarding the choice between inferior-vena ...

Over the next few weeks, the painful area became a bulge, and on June 17, Brand put pressure on it. Unexpectedly, the ...