Who is affected by deep vein thrombosis

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Who is affected by deep vein thrombosis

In the United States, approximately 250,000 to 300,000 people are admitted to hospitals each year because of blood clots that develop in the deep veins (deep vein thrombosis).^{1, 2} However, because many people with deep vein thrombosis do not have symptoms, as many as 600,000 people may be affected.³ Most clots develop in the deep or superficial veins of the legs or arms.²

References

Citations

1. Hirsh J, et al. (2001). Guide to anticoagulation therapy: Heparin. A statement for healthcare professionals from the American Heart Association. Circulation, 103(24): 2994–3018.

2. Raskob GE, et al. (2001). Venous thrombosis. In E Beutler et al., eds., Williams Hematology, 6th ed., pp. 1735–1741. New York: McGraw-Hill.

3. Morey SS (2000). American Thoracic Society develops guidelines on diagnosis of venous thromboembolism. American Family Physician, 61(4): 1194–1199.

Credits

Last updated:	January 26, 2006
Author:	Ralph Poore
Reviewed By:	Kathleen Romito, MD - Family Medicine, Jeffrey S. Ginsberg, MD - Hematology
Editors:	Susan Van Houten, RN, BSN, MBA, Terrina Vail