A prospective validation study found that age-adjusted D-dimer thresholds can safely rule out lower extremity DVT for more people with low to intermediate suspicion in the first place. The ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Deep vein thrombosis can be ruled out in patients with the help of a clinical decision rule and a D-dimer test, ...

Patients who have had recent respiratory infection are at significantly increased risk of venous thromboembolisms, according to a UK study. Researchers identified all patients aged 18 and over with a ...

March 14, 2012 (London, United Kingdom) — The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has requested more information on the clinical efficacy and cost-effectiveness of the new ...

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is essentially a clot which forms in the deep veins in the legs. DVTs can cause calf swelling and pain, but may have no symptoms at all. The real hazard is that part of ...

A Clinical-Genetic Risk Score for Predicting Cancer-Associated Venous Thromboembolism: A Development and Validation Study Involving Two Independent Prospective Cohorts Using retrospective data from ...

Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk, Professor Mark Whiteley – a leading consultant venous surgeon – cautioned that caffeine could lead to "sticky blood", thereby increasing your risk of a blood ...

A newer D-dimer cutoff safely ruled out leg deep vein thrombosis (DVT) for more people, sparing them from further imaging and anticoagulation, according to a prospective validation study. Under the ...