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7 Silent Blood Clot Symptoms to Watch Out For

What is a blood clot? Blood clots normally form after an injury to protect your body from losing too much blood, but they can ...
Everyday Health on MSN

How to Protect Against Blood Clots if You Have Ulcerative Colitis

People with inflammatory bowel disease, like ulcerative colitis, are 2 to 3 times more likely to develop blood clots than ...

Dr. Roach: Explaining the science behind having the factor V Leiden gene

Dear D.M.: FVL is an inherited genetic condition that somewhat predisposes people to excess blood clotting. It is very common ...
ABC7 San Francisco

Steven Stamkos needs surgery for blood clot in arm, out 1-3 months

Tampa Bay Lightning forward Steven Stamkos will undergo surgery to treat a blood clot in his right arm and is expected to miss one to three months, general manager Steve Yzerman said after the team's ...
Altoona Mirror

Explaining the factor V Leiden gene

My son is 32 years old and developed a superficial blood clot in his arm near the elbow. They tested him for the factor V Leiden (FVL) mutation, and he is positive and heterozygous. They put him on ...
Fox 5 San Diego

Phillies ace Zack Wheeler diagnosed with blood clot in right arm, placed on 15-day IL

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Philadelphia Phillies placed ace Zack Wheeler on the 15-day injured list Saturday with a blood clot in his right arm. Dave Dombrowski, the president of baseball operations for ...