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DVT Assessment Strategy Safely Expands Rule-Out

A prospective validation study found that age-adjusted D-dimer thresholds can safely rule out lower extremity DVT for more ...
The Financial

Researchers develop machine learning algorithm to diagnose deep vein thrombosis

The FINANCIAL — A team of researchers are developing the use of an artificial intelligence (AI) algorithm with the aim of diagnosing deep vein thrombosis (DVT) more quickly and as effectively as ...
Medscape

Association Between Superficial Vein Thrombosis and Deep Vein Thrombosis of the Lower Extremities

Superficial venous thrombosis (SVT), also termed superficial thrombophlebitis of the lower extremities is a common, generally benign condition characterized by tenderness, swelling, and induration ...
Endovascular Today

Case Report: Removal of Extensive, Mixed-Morphology Lower Extremity Thrombus With the Pounce™ Venous Thrombectomy System

PATIENT PRESENTATION A woman in her late 50s with a history of hypertension and diabetes presented with severe, debilitating ...
TCTMD

Patient Age Adds Key Context to D-Dimer in DVT Diagnosis: ADJUST-DVT

Age-adjusted D-dimer cutoffs can safely rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in many suspected cases, according to the ...
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Researchers Submit Patent Application, “Methods of Providing DVT Prophylactic Therapy Using a Passive Motion Machine”, for Approval

The patent’s assignee is Continuous Motionflow, Llc. News editors obtained the following quote from the background information supplied by the inventors: “It is estimated that more than a million ...
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Deep Vein Thrombosis vs. Varicose Veins: How Do They Differ?

Although varicose veins and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) both affect the veins, these two conditions have different causes, involve different kinds of veins, and have unique symptoms. One is also more ...