Blood clots naturally occur to keep your body from losing too much blood after an injury. If your body does not properly break down a clot, you may develop a serious condition called a deep vein ...

Deep Vein Thrombosis: Understanding Symptoms, Risks and Healing Paths: By Ankita Marik A sudden heaviness in the leg, a quiet tightening beneath the skin, a feeling you can’t name but can’t ignore, ...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a broad term referring to disorders affecting the blood vessels carrying blood to and from the arms and legs. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a specific issue ...

At the time, Brittany Aydelotte thought a volleyball injury caused her leg pain and swelling. She soon learned a blood clot was to blame. As a teen, Brittany Aydelotte played sports. When she began ...

As an attending physician in Ottawa, I often treat women who are recently diagnosed with a blood clot. My female patients are of all ages — from young women to the elderly — but they often have one ...