During the 9-year study period from November 1992 to October 2001, 1,601 initial hemodialysis accesses were placed, consisting of 741 prosthetic grafts (46.3%), 690 simple AVF (43.1%), and 170 ...

On April 6, 2003, NBC’s David Bloom, 39, was in Iraq covering the war when he died suddenly of a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) complication. A clot that formed in his legs moved to his lungs ...

A model with eight independent risk factors can predict the risk for deep vein thrombosis in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a medical condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a deep vein. The blood clots may ...

Common complications of nephrotic syndrome include infections, development of a hypercoagulable state, and venous thrombosis. [1] Venous thrombosis occurs most often in the renal veins and in the ...

While many people dismiss leg cramps, swelling, or visible veins as normal, these could actually be warning signs of vein disease, a condition that's far more common and serious than most realise.Dr ...

If you're travelling or dealing with mild varicose veins, 15–20 mmHg can help. Moderate varicose veins, pregnancy-related swelling, or post-surgical recovery may require 20–30 mmHg.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition wherein a blood clot forms deep in the leg. In terms of DVT statistics, it is experienced by approximately 900,000 Americans per year, with as many as 60,000 ...

The “open vein hypothesis” postulates that early thrombus clearance and restoration of venous blood flow may prevent postthrombotic syndrome after proximal deep vein thrombosis. Since its proposal ...

Two young, healthy doctors were diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis 27 and 29 days, respectively, after receiving the AstraZeneca ChAdOx1 nCoV-19 vaccine. Both had a negative D-dimer test and a low ...

Background and aims: Splanchnic vein thrombosis is a significant source of complications in candidates for liver transplantation. The aims of this study were: (a) to determine the prevalence of and ...