NEW Guide for Patients with Newly Diagnosed DVT or PE published in the journal Vascular Medicine available in English and Spanish

DVT and PE Basics
A 2 page handout of ‘the basics’ of what patients need to know about DVT and PE including symptoms, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment.

Cerebral and Sinus Vein Thrombosis
A blood clot in the veins that drain blood from the brain is called a sinus or cerebral vein thrombosis. This is a patient guide written by Clot Connect’s co-founders and published in the journal Circulation.

Compression stockings after DVT
Information about the use of compression stockings after deep vein thrombosis (DVT)

Comparison of Oral Blood Thinners
A comparison of anticoagulants used in the prevention and treatment of DVT/PE

Newly Diagnosed with DVT or PE Handbook
A 28-page comprehensive guide for patients newly diagnosed with DVT or PE

Thrombophilia
A patient handout on thrombophilia (clotting disorders) published in the journal Vascular Medicine

Heparin-induced thrombocytopenia (HIT)
Brochure on a serious side-effect of heparin treatment.

INR Self-Testing
Detailed information about home-testing of INR for patients taking warfarin (Counadin, Jantoven)

Natural supplements, herbs, vitamins and food: Do some prevent blood clots?
Information on supplements, herbs, vitamins and food said to ‘thin the blood’ and prevent clots.


