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Blood Coagulation Disorders
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Cardiovascular Disorders :: Conditions and Diseases

Airhealth.org - Provides information about Economy Class Syndrome and offers DVT prevention tips for pilots and passengers, treatment information, research, and a review of how well various airlines inform their passengers of the risks of blood clots from air travel.
Meta Description: [ Avoid Economy Class Syndrome, blood clots formed during air travel. Information for passengers, pilots, and healthcare workers. ]

British Society for Haemostasis and Thrombosis - Dedicated to the advancement of public education and the promotion of those branches of medical science concerned with haemostasis and thrombosis. Features history, membership information, bursaries, news, and meeting schedule.

CBC News: The Perils of Travellers' Thrombosis - Background on the cause, symptoms, and treatment of Economy Class Syndrome with links to related news stories.

Coalition Formed to Raise Awareness of DVT - Article describing the goals of the Council for Leadership on Thrombosis Awareness and Management. [Requires free registration]

Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism - Canadian Medical Association journal article describing how these blood clots are diagnosed.

DVT.net - From Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatments of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and stroke. Includes free membership area with health tips and tools.
Meta Description: [ Deep vein thrombosis (DVT), also know as leg blood clots, results from blood clots developing in deep veins, usually in the legs. Learn more about DVT, including DVT risk factors, symptoms, prevention and treatment options, and more. ]

DVT.org - Features their Best Practices: Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism manual in HTML and PDF formats plus information about the treatment of thrombosis.

Economy Class Syndrome - Features description of risks and symptoms, prevention tips, information about compression hosiery, and links to related articles.
Meta Description: [ Economy Class syndrome (blood clots caused by long distance airline travel) can be a life threatening problem. This site has collected a large amount of information on this subject, and discusses preventive measures such as elastic stockings. Purchase Ames Walker Compression Travel Hosiery befo... ]

eMedicine Health: Blood Clot in the Legs - Provides information on causes, symptoms, and treatment of deep venous thrombosis.
Meta Description: [ Deep venous thrombosis (DVT) refers to a blood clot embedded in one of the major deep veins of the lower legs, thighs, or pelvis. A clot blocks blood circulation through ... ]

eMedicine Health: Phlebitis - Provides information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of phlebitis.
Meta Description: [ Phlebitis (fle-BYE-tis) means inflammation of a vein. Thrombophlebitis is due to one or more blood clots in a vein that cause inflammation. Thrombophlebitis usually occurs in leg veins, but it ... ]

eMedicine Health: Pulmonary Embolism - Provides information on the causes, symptoms, and treatment of pulmonary embolism.
Meta Description: [ A pulmonary embolism (PE) is a blood clot in the lung. It usually comes from smaller vessels in the leg, pelvis, arms, or heart. When a clot forms in the ... ]

Four Corners Online: Economy Class Syndrome - Archive of a 2001 discussion prompted by a young British woman's death following a vacation in Australia.
Meta Description: [ Live online forum. Four Corners. Australian Broadcasting Corporation ]

Investigators Against ThromboEmbolism (INATE) - Information about the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism. Includes information for patients and a restricted area for registered health care providers only.
Meta Description: [ INATE - INvestigators Against ThromboEmbolism - an extensive resource for professionals and patients interested in prevention and/or treatment of venous thromboembolism (VTE). ]

Lower Extremity Venous Anatomy and the Use of Ultrasound for Detecting and Diagnosing Thrombus - Article describing how ultrasound is used to diagnose DVTs in the lower extremities.
Meta Description: [ This is an artice about venous legs ]

Medical Experts Unite to Raise Awareness of Risk, Threat of Blood Clots - Council for Leadership on Thrombosis Awareness and Management formed to advance prevention and treatment of thrombosis. Includes disease description and council's education plans.
Meta Description: [ Council for Leadership On Thrombosis Awareness and Management formed to advance prevention and treatment of overlooked public health problem ]

New England Journal of Medicine: Thromboembolism - Collection of articles covering topics such as embolic complications and thrombolytic therapies. Includes research articles, case reports, reviews, and editorial commentary. [Paid registration required to view some recent content]
Meta Description: [ The Anticoagulants/Thromboembolism collection covers topics such as embolic complications, tissue plasminogen activator, and other thrombolytic therapies and includes research articles, case reports, reviews, and editorial commentary. ]

Severe Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Air Travel - Article from the New England Journal of Medicine. [Free registration required to read full article]
Meta Description: [ Original Article from The New England Journal of Medicine -- Severe Pulmonary Embolism Associated with Air Travel ]

The Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis - Represents clinicians and scientists committed to promoting and fostering knowledge relating to haemostasis. Includes mission, meeting minutes, newsletters, membership information, members-only discussion board, and related links.

The National Alliance for Thrombosis and Thrombophilia (NATT) - Includes organization background, events, and links to further information.

The Sol Sherry Thrombosis Research Center - Features center information, staff biographies, list of seminars offered, and links to resources.

The Thrombophilias: Well-Defined Risk Factors with Uncertain Therapeutic Implication - Annals of Internal Medicine article.

The Whiteley Clinic - Information about economy class syndrome and deep vein thrombosis (DVT) including precautions for air travel.
Meta Description: [ Economy class syndrome is deep vein thrombosis (DVT) from travel - particularly air travel ]

Thrombosis Crisis in Hospital Medicine - Free continuing medical education symposia from American Health Consultants on acute thrombosis management in emergency medicine.
Meta Description: [ The quality leader in healthcare newsletter publishing and a major provider of continuing medical education and continuing education for physicians and nurses. Over 100 products covering everything from biotechnology to emergency medicine and more. ]

Thrombosis Interest Group of Canada - Detailed information on blood clots. Explanations and treatment options.

Thrombosis Research Institute - A multidisciplinary organization concerned with the interrelated problems of thrombosis and atherosclerosis. Provides articles for professionals and consumers.
Meta Description: [ The TRI is a multidisciplinary organisation concerned with the interrelated problems of thrombosis and atherosclerosis ]

Tim Hentzel's Deep Vein Thrombosis - Essay and weblog describing one man's experience with DVT.

Travellers Thrombosis - From Dr. P. C. Malone, offering research papers, articles, and DVT information.
Meta Description: [ Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the process by which a plug, clot or mass of self-semi-solidified blood forms in a living vein..VTE..Economy Class Syndrome..ECS ]

404 UCSF Hemostasis and Thrombosis Center - Features information about current research studies such as ELATE and PREVENT, anticogulation and antithrombotic medications, treatment and testing, hypercoagulability factors, and detailed information for patients.

Yahoo! Groups: Thrombosis - Discussion mailing list for sufferers of deep vein thromboses, pulmonary emboli, and other vascular disorders.
Meta Description: [ thrombosis: Thrombosis, DVT, Pulmonary Embolism ]