Upper extremity DVT can happen in people who have a condition called Paget-Schroetter syndrome (PSS). Typically, young athletes get PSS in the arm they use most for sports like baseball, swimming ...

Anticoagulation therapy (eg, low-molecular-weight heparin daily) should be started promptly for upper extremity deep-vein thrombosis, with catheter-directed thrombolysis considered for severe cases.

Varicosities of the veins of the upper extremity are rare and are usually provoked only by such considerable increases in venous pressure as are the result of arteriovenous fistulas of long ...

In patients with primary deep-vein thrombosis of an upper extremity, repetitive microtrauma to the subclavian vein and its surrounding structures, the result of anatomical abnormalities within the ...

Deep-vein thrombosis of the upper extremity occurs infrequently, constituting only 10% of all deep-vein thromboses. 1 The majority of cases are secondary or iatrogenic, often associated with central ...

The patient was referred to the emergency department for evaluation of suspected deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in her left upper extremity and pulmonary embolus. In the emergency department, she had a ...

Deep vein thrombosis of the upper extremity (DVT-UE) can occur in any of the veins of the upper extremity or thoracic inlet. These include the jugular, brachiocephalic, subclavian, and axillary ...

The case report, published in the journal Viruses, sheds light on how hyperinflammatory states during COVID-19 can lead to upper extremity blood clots, called deep vein thrombosis (DVT).