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'''Deep-vein thrombosis''' (also known as '''deep-venous thrombosis''' or '''DVT''' and colloquially as '''economy class syndrome''') is the formation of a [[blood clot]] ("thrombus") in a [[deep vein]].  It commonly affects the [[leg]] [[vein]]s, such as the [[femoral vein]] or the [[popliteal vein]] or the deep veins of the pelvis.  Occasionally the veins of the [[arm]] are affected (known as ''[[Paget-Schrötter disease]]'').  [[Thrombophlebitis]] is the more general class of pathologies of this kind.  There is a significant risk of the thrombus embolizing and traveling to the lungs causing a [[pulmonary embolism]].
'''Deep-vein thrombosis''' (also known as '''deep-venous thrombosis''' or '''DVT''' and colloquially as '''economy class syndrome''') is the formation of a [[blood clot]] ("thrombus") in a [[deep vein]].  It commonly affects the [[leg]] [[vein]]s, such as the [[femoral vein]] or the [[popliteal vein]] or the deep veins of the pelvis.  Occasionally the veins of the [[arm]] are affected (known as ''[[Paget-Schrötter disease]]'').  [[Thrombophlebitis]] is the more general class of pathologies of this kind.  There is a significant risk of the thrombus embolizing and traveling to the lungs causing a [[pulmonary embolism]].
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Revision as of 18:22, 22 August 2011

Editors-in-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. Associate Editor-In-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [1]

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Overview

Deep-vein thrombosis (also known as deep-venous thrombosis or DVT and colloquially as economy class syndrome) is the formation of a blood clot ("thrombus") in a deep vein. It commonly affects the leg veins, such as the femoral vein or the popliteal vein or the deep veins of the pelvis. Occasionally the veins of the arm are affected (known as Paget-Schrötter disease). Thrombophlebitis is the more general class of pathologies of this kind. There is a significant risk of the thrombus embolizing and traveling to the lungs causing a pulmonary embolism.

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