When a blood clot forms in a vein deep inside your body, it causes what doctors call deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Blood clots most often form in the calf and thigh veins, and less often in the arm veins or pelvic veins. Diagnosis and treatment of DVT in other parts of the body are similar. Slowed blood flow. This ...

The primary goals of DVT treatment are to: Remove the blood clots as soon as possible. Resorb the existing blood clots. Prevent the formation of new blood clots. Reduce the risk of the clot ...

a DVT or PE. By providing more effective identification and treatment of these high-risk patients through appropriate guideline-mandated prophylaxis, health care organizations can avoid the ...