In the United States, about 250,000 people are admitted to a
hospital each year because of blood clots that develop in the deep veins (deep vein thrombosis).1 But because many people with
deep vein thrombosis do not have symptoms, as many as 600,000 people may be
affected.2
Citations
Raskob GE, et al. (2006). Venous thrombosis. In MA
Lichtman et al., eds., Williams Hematology, 7th ed., pp.
2055-2065. New York: McGraw-Hill.
American Thoracic Society (1999). The diagnostic
approach to acute venous thromboembolism: Clinical practice guideline.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 160(3): 1043-1066. Also available online:
http://www.thoracic.org/adobe/statements/venous1-24.pdf.
Raskob GE, et al. (2006). Venous thrombosis. In MA
Lichtman et al., eds., Williams Hematology, 7th ed., pp.
2055-2065. New York: McGraw-Hill.
American Thoracic Society (1999). The diagnostic
approach to acute venous thromboembolism: Clinical practice guideline.
American Journal of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, 160(3): 1043-1066. Also available online:
http://www.thoracic.org/adobe/statements/venous1-24.pdf.
