6. Swollen Veins
A clear indication that you have a blood clot can be seen if visible surface veins become red, swollen, and tender to touch.
7. Chest Pain
Oftentimes, blood clots cause sharp chest pain due to restricted breathing—particularly if the clot detaches and reaches the lungs.
Results of the research study suggest that there are important differences between patients with fatal out-of-hospital PE and those with other types of DTV-related events. This finding also suggests that DVT may be, in fact, a disease that has variable incidences and expression patterns in different ethnic groups. Several chronic diseases (i.e., hypertension, diabetes, kidney disease) are more common among blacks with DVT than among whites with DVT, but their relative contribution to overall DVT has not been determined because these same chronic diseases are common among blacks without DVT.
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