An average 274 people in the US die from blood clots each and every day, according to data on the National Blood Clot Alliance (NBCA) website.
Former Chair of Medicine, Lenox Hill Hospital and Professor of Medicine at Hofstra-NorthShore/LIJ School of Medicine, Dr. Jack Ansell joined to discuss the most important medical issue.
Dr. Ansell went through a number of topics concerning deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) including the differences between DVT and PE, risk factors, diagnosis and treatment and several others.
To get more information about blood clots, visit the National Blood Clot Alliance at stoptheclot.org
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Intro music: “Rapture” by Ross Bugden
