Deep Venous Thrombosis
Alternate Names : Blood Clot in the Legs, DVT
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Deep Venous Thrombosis, Ileofemoral
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This picture shows a red and swollen thigh and leg caused by a blood clot (thrombus) in the deep veins in the groin (ileofemoral veins) which prevents normal return of blood from the leg to the heart.
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Deep Veins
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Veins carry blood from the extremities to the heart and lungs, where the blood is oxygenated. As the blood returns to the heart from the lungs, the arteries carry the oxygen-rich blood out to the extremities.
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Venous Blood Clot
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Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) affects mainly the veins in the lower leg and the thigh. It involves the formation of a clot (thrombus) in the larger veins of the area.
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Deep Veins
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Veins carry blood from the extremities to the heart and lungs, where the blood is oxygenated. As the blood returns to the heart from the lungs, the arteries carry the oxygen-rich blood out to the extremities.
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