print email comment close Deep-Vein Thrombosis URL: http://www.nhlbi.nih.gov/health/dci/Diseases/Dvt/DVT_WhatIs.html Description: Background about deep-vein thrombosis (DVT), "a blood clot that forms in a vein deep in the body" and the related pulmonary embolism, when a blood clot travels to the lungs and blocks blood flow. Covers causes, symptoms, who is at risk, diagnosis, treatment, prevention (including travel tips), and living with the disease. From the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Publisher: National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute, National Institutes of Health (NIH) LII Database Information: Record 25102 created by Jennifer English on 12/10/2007 Last modification on 12/20/2007 Published: 12/20/2007   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/25102