The Latest Research on DVT
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Medical experts have been studying deep vein thrombosis (DVT) for centuries. With DVT, a blood clot forms in a vein deep in your body. That can sometimes lead to serious complications like a blood clot in the lung (called a pulmonary embolism or PE) or stroke. Researchers are learning more about the condition all the time, and they’ve made some exciting progress on ways to diagnose and treat DVT. Read on to learn the latest on DVT research.
New Tools for Tough-to-Treat Clots
Some blood clots are harder to get rid of than others. But researchers from North Carolina State University and the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill have come up with a method that may help with the dense clots that are toughest to treat. Experts found that by putting tiny particles (called nanodroplets) into the bloodstream and using an ultrasound “drill” on the outside of the body to vibrate the particles, they were able to help dissolve deep clots