Understanding blood clots in veins DVT and PE

Professor Samuel Goldhaber (Professor of Medicine, Harvard Medical School, USA) explains how to prevent deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE) and provides insights into the prevalence, causes and symptoms of these conditions. The measures that people can take to stop blood clots forming and re-occurring are discussed, together with the types of treatments such as anticoagulants that can provide protection.