What causes a higher risk of DVT? Professional athletes can be exposed to heightened risk factors for DVT for several reasons. Frequent plane travel can increase the risk of DVT due to inactivity ...

O ver the last year or so, three high-profile NBA superstars have received blood clot disorder diagnoses. In just the last two months, both Damian Lillard of the Milwaukee Bucks a ...

While athletes can sometimes return to play while on blood thinners, it increases the risk of bleeding ... likely to be affected by a DVT? Wichman said in the general population, DVTs can be ...

but is also strongly influenced by other risk factors such as increased body weight, recent surgery, history of DVT and thrombophilia. In this last case, DVT occurring at the beginning of the use ...

Deep vein thrombosis is an abnormal clot within a ... cautioning against height being too much of a risk factor. “Maybe if there’s multiple travels such as one after the other — a flight ...

Dr Ander Cohen, a thrombosis expert who led the research, said: 'If you have one of these factors and you travel for more than three hours, your risk of DVT goes up threefold. It is a significant ...

Dr Dana Digura has shared a warning to those who are set to go on long haul flights regarding blood clots. The medical expert ...

Blood clots form to stop bleeding after injury, but sometimes they appear without warning. These clots can block blood flow, ...

While athletes can sometimes return to play while on blood thinners, it increases the risk ... by a DVT? Wichman said in the general population, DVTs can be attributed to a wide array of factors ...