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Do Compression Stockings Prevent Postthrombotic Syndrome? – “No”
Stephan Moll, MD writes… A new publication in the Lancet [ref 1] shows that elastic compression stockings after a first episode of proximal DVT do NOT prevent postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) as assessed over 2 years.
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New DVT – Optimizing Treatment – ATTRACT Trial
If you or somebody you know has been diagnosed in the last 14 days with a new DVT of the leg (thigh or pelvic veins), I would encourage you to consider participation in the ATTRACT trial – a solid, clinically useful study (NIH funded) that investigates how to minimize the long-term complications after a blood clot –…
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Clot Connect 