The presence or absence of venous thrombosis was determined in 29 patients with an acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive lung disease by the technique of autologous platelet labelling with indium-111. Deep venous thrombosis was diagnosed in 13 patients and in nine of these patients thrombosis was located proximal to the knee--that is, in areas associated with an appreciable risk of pulmonar...

deep vein thrombosis (dvt) and pulmonary embolism (pte) are known as venous thromboembolism (vte). dvt occurs when a thrombus (a blood clot) forms in deep veins of the body, usually in the lower extremities. it can cause swelling or leg pain, but sometimes may occur with no symptoms. awareness of dvt is the best way to prevent the vte. patients with trauma are at increased risk of dvt and subse...

The incidence of deep vein thrombosis in 244 patients who had total knee replacement has been studied. In 120 the prosthesis was cemented and in 124 it was cementless. In all cases the replacement was primary and a porous-coated prosthesis with a porous-coated central tibial stem was used. Deep vein thrombosis was diagnosed by venography, and pulmonary embolism by perfusion scanning. The incide...

Articles in this series • Machlus KR, Aleman MM, Wolberg AS. Update on venous thromboembolism: risk factors, mechanisms, and treatments. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2011;31:476–478. • Popuri RK, Vedantham S. The role of thombolysis in the clinical management of deep vein thrombosis. Arterioscler Thromb Vasc Biol. 2011;31:479–484. • Smalberg JH, Kruip MJHA, Janssen HLA, Rijken DC, Leebeek FWG...

INTRODUCTION The average time spent playing video games is increasing. Prolonged immobility associated with gaming may therefore be an important risk factor for venous thromboembolism. We report a case of deep vein thrombosis associated with prolonged playing of PlayStation® games. CASE PRESENTATION A 31-year-old Caucasian man, an exterior painter, presented with a three-day history of left l...