Understanding Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism

In this episode, 'Understanding DVT/PE' Professor Samuel Goldhaber, Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School, United States provides a clinical overview and answers the questions:

• What are deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE)?
• How common are DVT and PE?
• What are the risk factors and symptoms for developing DVT and/or PE?
• What is the chance of recurrence following initial diagnosis as well as the patient outcomes for those who have experienced DVT/PE?
• Why treating DVT and PE should be a treatment priority for physicians?