DVT : Resources

VDF has a number of additional educational resources available on DVT:

Newsletter Articles:

Spring 2011 - When it Comes to DVT, Knowledge is Power (pages 6-9)

Spring 2011 - Clot Busters! Innovations in endovascular therapy may revolutionize standard care for acute deep vein thrombosis (pages 10-11)

Spring 2011 - DVT and Pregnancy: What new and expectant mothers need to know )pages 12-13)

Spring 2011 - DVT and PTS: What you need to know (pages 14-15)

Spring 2011 - A Prescription Primer: Understanding the medications doctors prescribe for blood clots (pages 16-17)

Spring 2011- Treating Venous Disease: Promising drugs, biomarkers and targeted therapy give hope to patients (pages 18-19)

Spring 2011 - Warfarin, Make Way: New anticoagulants offer improved therapy over the former go-to blood thinner (pages 20-21)

Winter 2011 - Deep Vein Thrombosis (DVT) and PulmonaryEmbolism (PE) FAQs

Summer/Fall 2010 - A Women's Risk: CDC Grant Will Help Create Awareness about DVT (pages 14-15)

Summer/Fall 2010 - DVT A National Health Concern (page 8)

Winter 2010 - Tonsillectomy Uncovers a Genetic Predisposition for Blood Clots (pages 1-3)

Winter 2010 - Genetic Aspects of Venous Thromboembolism (pages 4-5)

Summer 2009 - A Not-So-Ordinary Day: How DVT Almost Cost One Women Her Foot (pages 1-3)

Summer 2009 - What are Blood Clots (page 4)

Spring 2009 - The Cancer Clot Connection: A Patient Story

Spring 2009 - Diet and Warfarin

Spring 2009 - A Patient's Guide to Taking Warfarin (pages 6-7)

Winter 2009 - Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (page 12)

Spring 2008 - FAQs (page 11)

Spring 2008 - Stopping Clots from Traveling (pages 8-9)

Spring 2008 - Deep Vein Thrombosis (pages 4-5)

Spring 2008 - A Mother's Journey (pages 1-3)

Summer 2007- FAQs (page 12)

Spring 2007 - What is DVT? (pages 3-4)

Spring 2007- FAQs (page 9)

Fall 2006 - A Call to Action...on Blood Clots (page 5)

Fall 2006 - Anatomy of a Vein (page 11)

Spring 2006 - A Silent Killer (pages 1-2)

Spring 2006 - DVT: What to Know (pages 3-5)

Winter 2006 - Clot Trapping (pages 1-2)

Summer 2005 - Traveling this Summer (page 2)

Summer 2003 - DVT (pages 1 and 6)

Summer 2003 - Air Travel and Blood Clots (page 4)

Summer 2003 - Early DVT Diagnosis Gives Nurse “A Leg Up” (page 7)

HealthCasts:

Episodes 11, 12, 25, 29, 30, 39, 40

Ask the Doctor Live Chat Transcripts:

March 3, 2009 - Dr. Michael Vasquez Answered your General Questions about Venous Disease

March 26, 2008 - Dr. Suresh Vedantham Answered your Questions about Venous Disease

December 19, 2008 - Dr. Suman Rathbun Answered your Questions and Venous Disease

Downloadable Patient Sheets:

You may now download the information from this Web site about DVT in PDF format.

NEW! Download a patient information sheet on DVT and Air Travel

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Clinical Trials:

None at this time

Links:

Venous Disease Coalition

This is Serious: Learn more about Women and DVT

Find a Vascular Specialist in Your City:
Some of our professional organization partners will let you search their database of qualified vascular specialists.

The Society for Vascular Medicine Physician Finder by State.

The Society of Interventional Radiology offers a “Doctor Finder” by Specialty.

The Society for Vascular Surgery offers a service called “Find A Physician” by State.