Education
Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) is a serious condition that occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein located deep inside your body. A blood clot is a clump of blood that is in a gelatinous, solid state. Deep vein blood clots typically form in your thigh or lower leg, but they can also develop in other areas of your body. Other names for this condition include thromboembolism, post-thrombotic syndrome, and post-phlebitic syndrome.
ROUGHLY 100,000 PEOPLE IN THE U.S. WILL DIE THIS YEAR YEAR FROM BLOOD CLOTS.
Blood clots can affect anyone at any age, race, or ethnicity. Close to 900,000 people in the United States are affected by blood clots each year, and about 100,000 of those people will die–which is greater than the total number of people who lose their lives each year to AIDS, breast cancer, and motor vehicle crashes combined. Roughly 274 people die each day due to blood clots (Source: National Blood Clot Alliance)
274 PEOPLE
DIE EVERY DAY
FROM BLOOD CLOTS
70% of all
blood clotting cases
are associated
with known risk factors.
The Signs & symptoms
Deep vein Thrombosis (DVT) Leg Clot Symptoms:
Pain, tenderness, throbbing or swelling in the leg.
Redness or discoloration of the skin.
Leg or arm warm to touch
Visibly dilated veins.
Pulmonary Embolism (PE) Lung Clot Symptoms:
Sudden shortness of breath
Sharp and stabbing chest pain
Unexplained cough
Rapid heart rate
