Title: First European advice on deep vein thrombosis published today
(WorldNews Africa)

Sophia Antipolis, 20 September 2017: The first comprehensive European advice on deep vein thrombosis is published in today`s issue of European Heart Journal.1 The recommendations were produced by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Working Group on Aorta and Peripheral Vascular Diseases and Working Group on Pulmonary Circulation and Right Ventricular Function. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of a blood clot (thrombus) within a deep vein, most often in the legs. It is most frequently caused by immobilisation, following major surgery or childbirth, and less commonly by flights over six hours, oral contraceptives, and genetic disorders in blood coagulation. DVT with no apparent...