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Deep vein thrombosis

Deep vein (DVT) is a type of thrombosis involving the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs or . A minority of DVTs occur in the arms. Symptoms can include pain, swelling, redness, and enlarged veins in the affected area, but some DVTs have no symptoms.

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Symptoms — what it feels like

·Pain, swelling, redness, enlarged veins in the affected limb

How it's found

·, CT venography

Prevention

·Frequent walking, calf exercises, quitting smoking, maintaining a healthy body weight, anticoagulants (blood thinners), intermittent pneumatic compression, graduated compression stockings, aspirin

Treatment

·Anticoagulation, catheter-directed thrombolysis, mechanical thrombectomy

Complications

·Post-thrombotic , recurrent VTE, embolism

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