Surgery is one of the major causes of deep vein thrombosis (), a blood clot that forms in the deep veins of your body, often in your leg.. Clots happen when blood thickens and sticks together ...

CTEPH develops over time in patients with a history of blood clots (pulmonary embolism). The body was not able to resolve the clot, which leads to an inflammatory response and remodeling of the ...

Doctors at NIMS Hyderabad successfully performed a complex dual surgery—pulmonary endarterectomy and tricuspid valve ...

Learn more about Symptoms associated with blood clots in different parts of the body, including DVT, legs, arms, lungs, heart, brain, and kidneys.

DIAGNOSIS Scanning the Lungs For Blood Clots Whenever a large blood clot blocks the artery leading from the heart to the lungs, the result is so dramatic and catastrophic — in many cases, ...

Hamilton Medical Center's Sonny Achtchi, DO, recently faced a particularly challenging case of blood clot removal, technically known as a thrombectomy. Officials said, "Dr. Achtchi performed yet ...

Pulmonary artery obstruction occurs as these traveling clot fragments reach the lungs, where vessels progressively narrow into smaller branches. The emboli eventually reach vessels too small to ...