A blood clot in the arm can lead to symptoms of pain, swelling, and skin discoloration, sometimes with visibly bulging veins and shoulder or neck discomfort. The clot, called a deep vein thrombosis ...

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

High cardiovascular fitness offers no protection against blood vessel damage from two hours of sitting, challenging common ...

Overall, the findings suggest that incorporating simple, healthy dietary habits—such as drinking a cup of green or black tea, ...

There are several superficial vein thrombosis treatment options. A person’s symptoms and overall health can influence the type of treatment they receive. Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT), also known ...

Blood clots can happen to anyone. The likelihood that a blood clot will develop increases if you’ve had an injury to a vein, have reduced blood flow due to limited movement, have had recent major ...

Sitting has often been referred to as the new smoking thanks to its negative health benefits. For the first time ever, according to researchers in England, the flavanols in cocoa have been found to ...

If these valves or flaps do not work properly, blood can flow backwards and pool in the vein, causing it to stretch and bulge ...

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), a condition that causes a clot in a vein (often in your legs), can sometimes develop without warning—especially when you’re traveling or seated for long stretches at a time ...

The US Food and Drug Administration has approved the LimFlow self-expanding covered stent system for arterialization of deep veins in the foot in no-option patients with chronic limb-threatening ...

A study led by Johns Hopkins Medicine researchers concludes that commonly used ways of positioning the patient's arm during blood pressure (BP) screenings can substantially overestimate test results ...