This Journal feature begins with a case vignette highlighting a common clinical problem. Evidence supporting various strategies is then presented, followed by a review of formal guidelines, when they ...

SAN FRANCISCO — For patients with deep vein thrombosis, mortality rates and the prevalence of hemodynamically unstable pulmonary embolism are significantly higher when the upper extremities are ...

March 14, 2011 — Anticoagulation therapy should be started promptly for upper extremity deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), according to a clinical practice review of upper extremity DVT published in the ...

Approximately 20% of patients with chronic limb-threatening ischemia have no revascularization options, leading to above-ankle amputation. Transcatheter arterialization of the deep veins is a ...

DVT in both the upper and lower body can happen to almost anyone at any age and for many reasons. For example, your vein could have been damaged by an injury or operation. Half of blood clots happen ...

A 45-year-old woman presented to her family doctor following a three-day history of acute-onset, progressive swelling and sensation of heaviness in her left upper extremity. In addition, she described ...

A 79-year-old man presented after a week of pleuritic-type chest pain, dyspnea and a swollen, painful left arm. His past medical history included benign prostatic hypertrophy, vitiligo, hearing loss ...

The severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection caused by coronavirus disease (COVID-19) induces hyperinflammatory and hypercoagulable states, leading to arterial and venous ...

Continuing our series on diagnoses that may be missed in a primary care setting, Dr Ahmed Mostafa describes a case of upper limb DVT that was initially misdiagnosed A 39-year-old female patient ...