What is a blood clot? Blood clots normally form after an injury to protect your body from losing too much blood, but they can ...

Learn the warning signs and symptoms of blood clots. Recognizing these early can help you seek timely medical care and reduce the risk of serious complications.

Our legs do much more than carry our entire body weight; they can also serve as a window to our health. Many health ...

Doctors explain why holiday travel can increase the risk of deep vein thrombosis and the symptoms people should never ignore.

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Dear Dr Roach • I am a 47-year-old woman. Five years ago, I developed a blood clot in my left leg after fracturing my ankle and ...

Peripheral vascular disease (PVD) is a broad term referring to disorders affecting the blood vessels carrying blood to and from the arms and legs. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a specific issue ...

There has been an acronym going around the NBA world lately that has been raising as many questions as alarms: DVT. DVT stands for deep vein thrombosis, a type of blood clot that often requires ...

Splenic vein thrombosis is a blockage in the splenic vein due to a blood clot. The splenic vein carries blood away from the spleen and parts of the stomach and pancreas. The spleen is an organ that ...

The news on Damian Lillard's persistent right calf injury was not good. The veteran all-star Milwaukee Bucks guard was diagnosed with deep vein thrombosis (a blood clot in his lower right leg). He ...