Sentences with phrase «vein thrombosis occurs»

Deep vein thrombosis occurs in 47 to 90 percent and pulmonary embolism in 20 to 50 percent of spinal cord patients.

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Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, which occurs in a large vein, is a common form of blood clot that can have potentially deadly consequences.

However, «if the swelling is worse on one side or if pain is involved, you may have a significant problem like deep vein thrombosis, a condition where there is a blood clot that usually occurs in the leg,» says Nicole Karjane, MD, assistant professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Virginia Commonwealth University, in Richmond.

Blood clots can be extremely dangerous, particularly if they occur in a deep vein (known as deep vein thrombosis).

Pulmonary embolisms occur when blood clots travel to the lungs, typically from the leg if a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) develops.

Pulmonary embolism can occur when a blood clot in the leg — called a deep vein thrombosis — breaks free from the location in the leg, travels through the blood and blocks an artery in the lung.