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. There is a significant risk of the thrombus embolizing and traveling to the lungs causing a pulmonary embolism. Many people with a past of blood clots have pulmonary embolisms and do not know it.
Wow can you believe David Bloom has been gone for 5 years and it took his death to bring DVT to the forefront? Well thanks to him March is DVT awareness month.
His widow Melanie Bloom (prventdvt.org) and his duaghters released a new line of socks to bring attention to the cause.
Check out this link too - http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7074940/
Labels: David Bloom, Melanie Bloom, www.preventdvt.org
