In the CLOTS Trial 1, patients who were hospitalized for acute stroke were randomized to usual care plus thigh-high compression stockings or usual care with no stockings; no significant benefit was ...

Wearing compression stockings that stretch above the knee works better at preventing a type of blood clot than wearing stockings that end below the knee, researchers have found. Deep vein thrombosis ...

Antithrombotic medications are the mainstay of preventative therapy for deep-vein thrombosis (DVT); however, these drugs are associated with an increased risk of bleeding and are contraindicated in ...