Treatment options for deep-vein thrombosis of the upper extremity are anticoagulation, thrombolysis (catheter-directed or systemic) and surgery (suction thrombectomy, angioplasty, vein stenting, ...

DVT can be different in lower and upper body extremities. Different things cause blood clots in the arms and legs, and you may need different tests to diagnose them. Find out who is at risk for ...

Upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis is less common than lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis, and therefore less studied, but outcomes are significantly worse, new research shows.

Approximately 10% of all cases of deep-vein thrombosis involve the upper extremities, resulting in an annual incidence of 0.4 to 1 case per 10,000 people. 1–3 Cases have become more common ...

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein deep inside your body. Learn more about DVT of the upper extremity.

Deep vein thrombosis of the upper extremity (DVT-UE) can occur in any of the veins of the upper extremity or thoracic inlet. These include the jugular, brachiocephalic, subclavian, and axillary ...

That the superficial veins could not be found and the saphenous vein was definitely constricted provides clinical evidence of spasm of the veins as well as of the arteries.

Venogram in a 45-year-old woman with acute-onset swelling of her left upper extremity, showing deep vein thrombosis involving the subclavian vein (arrow), with extension to the axillary and ...

Association Between Superficial Vein Thrombosis and Deep Vein Thrombosis of the Lower Extremities Binder B, Lackner HK, Salmhofer W, et al Arch Dermatol. 2009;145:753-757 ...

The case report, published in the journal Viruses, sheds light on how hyperinflammatory states during COVID-19 can lead to upper extremity blood clots, called deep vein thrombosis (DVT).

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, is a blood clot that forms in the deep veins of the extremities. DVT in the upper extremity in athletes is also known as effort thrombosis or Paget-Schroetter Syndrome.