Written by Angela Haupt | Reviewed by Patricia Pinto-Garcia, MD, MPH Published on October 13, 2023 Key takeaways: Blood clots can happen anywhere in the body but are common in the legs. Clots can also break off and travel to the lungs. Risk factors for blood clots include surgery, sitting for a long time, and taking hormonal birth control. […]
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Casey Clark Wed, July 23, 2025 at 2:25 PM MST 5 min read According to the National Blood Clot Alliance, approximately 274 people die every day from blood clots. Recent research also suggests that there are over 900,000 blood clot cases per year. For most people, the thought of getting a blood clot is scary (understandable!), so wanting
by University of Surrey edited by Lisa Lock, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Credit: European Heart Journal (2025). DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehaf317 A new statement from leading heart and blood vessel experts in Europe is providing clinical guidance for treatments to prevent blood clots in patients with a serious condition called chronic limb-threatening ischemia (CLTI), after they have had procedures to restore
by Åsa Hansdotter, Lund University edited by Gaby Clark, reviewed by Andrew Zinin Kaplan–Meier curves for the number of risk alleles in the 3-variant risk score (rs8176719, rs1800291, and rs1063856). Credit: Research and Practice in Thrombosis and Haemostasis (2025). DOI: 10.1016/j.rpth.2025.102875 Blood clots can form in both arteries and veins. However, the reasons behind them differ, as do the
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