Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT)
What is Deep Vein Thrombosis?
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) occurs when blood moves too slowly through your veins, and a blood clot is formed. Typically, in a healthy vein, the pressure from vein walls creates a compression to help push the blood through the vein. In a damaged vein, venous disease causes the blood to pool and expands the veins, causing blood to flow slower. DVT typically occurs in the lower leg, thigh, or pelvis.
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What are the Signs & Symptoms Of Deep Vein Thrombosis?
- Swelling in your foot, ankle, or leg, (typically single leg)
- Cramping or pain that typically starts in your calf
- Warm feeling in affected leg
- Severe unexpected pain in your foot and ankle
- Pale, red, or other discolored skin in affected leg
What are the Risk Factors of Deep Vein Thrombosis?
- Smoking
- Obesity
- Family history of DVT
- Hormone therapy for birth control
- Pregnancy
- Injury due to injury, trauma, or surgery
- Varicose Veins
- Age, however, DVT can happen to anyone
- Prolonged lack of movement
- Respiratory or heart failure
- Inherited blood disorders that increase the risk of blood clots
- A central venous catheter