Suwanee Magazine September October 2014

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Can you tell us something more about thrombotic disorders as events consisting of DVT, PE, MI, or stroke?

“...thrombosis is a silent killer and can cause many negative impacts on daily life. Prevention, through keeping in motion and increasing blood flow, is the better alternative to treatments after the condition."

Sneha: Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition in which a blood clot occurs in internal, deep veins, usually in the legs. Pulmonary embolism (PE) is the migration of a clot from another part of the body to the lungs. Myocardial infarction (MI) also known as a heart attack, occurs when a clot occurs in a coronary artery (an artery that is responsible to supply blood to the heart). A stroke is the result of a clot in the brain.

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