Blood Vessel Disorders (Part 1)

About the Video:
Blood clots and other blockages in the blood vessels in the legs can have serious health consequences for individuals.

In this two-part interview with Ellen Beth Levitt, our expert, Dr. Ziv Haskal, discusses both the symptoms and latest treatments for deep vein thrombosis and peripheral arterial disease, addressing the issue of why both of these conditions can have serious health consequences if they are not treated properly. The specific topics covered in part one of this interview include:

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
Pulmonary embolism
DVT symptoms, risk factors and treatments
Blood thinners
Importance of follow up after DVT treatment
Post-thrombotic syndrome
Interventional radiology treatments

About the Expert:
Dr. Ziv Haskal is the chief of vascular and interventional radiology at the University of Maryland Medical Center. He is also a professor and vice chairman of diagnostic radiology at the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

Related Links:

Blood Vessel Disorders (Part 2)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yurWFNC2q4I

Dr. Ziv Haskal
http://www.umm.edu/doctors/ziv_j_haskal.html

UMMC Vascular and Interventional Radiology
http://www.umm.edu/diagnosticrad/vasular_interven_rad.htm

UMMC Non-Invasive Vascular Laboratory
http://www.umm.edu/vascular/non_invasive.htm

Feature Story: The Importance of Vascular Screening
http://www.umm.edu/features/vascular_disease.htm

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Science & Technology

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• deep vein thrombosis
• dvt
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• pulmonary embolism
• symptoms
• risk
• treatment
• post-thrombotic syndrome
• mht
• ummc

[upinflamezzz]

What about Venous Malformations? Can they kill you?

[SuperMetalAngel]

Finally a video that shows a lot of symptoms for a DVT

[maaniihs]

Good video