A Clearinghouse for Information about Blood Clots (DVT/)PE) and Clotting Disorders (thrombophilia) provided as a public service by the University of North Carolina Blood Research Center

Category: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

  • Top 10 Publications on Thrombosis and Anticoagulation from 2012

    Stephan Moll writes… 2012 has been a year with significant progress in the field of venous thromboembolism and anticoagulation.  The three most noteworthy, clinically relevant developments were probably (a) the publication of the new ACCP (American College of Chest Physician) guidelines on antithrombotic therapy in February 2012; (b)  The FDA-approval of rivaroxaban (Xarelto) in November 2012 for the acute…

  • Recovery After a DVT or PE

    Stephan Moll, MD writes…  A discussion for patients of questions commonly asked after a DVT are discussed here, in Clot Connect’s patient blog, such as: How quickly can I expect improvement? How active can I be after a DVT or PE? When can I go back to doing sports? When is it safe to fly again…

  • DVT in Young Adults – IVC Abnormalities

    Stephan Moll, MD writes….. When a young person is diagnosed with extensive pelvic DVT or inferior vena cava thrombosis, there may be an underlying and predisposing congenital abnormality of the IVC, such as a congenital absence (agenesis, aplasia) or narrowing (hypoplasia) of the IVC

  • New ACCP Guidelines – DVT and PE: Highlights and Summary

    Stephan Moll, MD writes…  This month the American College of Chest Physicians (ACCP) published its new (2012) guidelines regarding anticoagulation and management of various thrombotic disorders, replacing the 2008 edition. The details of the new guidelines can be found here

  • Incidentally Discovered DVT, PE or Other Clots

    General comments CT or MRI scans will occasionally detect an incidental iliofemoral DVT, PE or intra-abdominal thrombosis (IVC, portal, splenic, mesenteric or renal vein). This is particularly common in cancer patients undergoing staging CT scans. When such an incidental, asymptomatic venous thromboembolism (VTE) is discovered, the question arises whether the patient should be treated with…

  • Incidentally Discovered Blood Clots

    General comments CT scans and MRI scans are often done in medicine, for a variety of reasons.  Every so often such a scan will detect a blood clot in a patient who has no symptoms from the clot. This is referred to as an “incidental VTE”  (VTE = venous thromboembolism, i.e. clot in a vein)…

  • DVT and PE: How Long to Treat With Anticoagulants?

    Explanation for Patients The complex topic of “Length of Anticoagulant Treatment” for patients with VTE  is being addressed in a blog entry written for patients, found on the Clot Connect patient education blog (here). For the Health Care Professional Well respected treatment guidelines exist [ref 1,2].

  • DVT and PE: How Long to Treat with “Blood Thinners”

    What Kind of Clot did You Have? If you have had a blood clot in your legs or your lung (pulmonary embolism=PE), you will wonder how long you should stay on a “blood thinner”. The decision depends on a number of factors which will be discussed below.