Deep Vein Thrombosis Health Article

BOOKS

DeBakey, Michael E., and Antonio M. Gotto Jr. "Invasive Diagnostic Procedures" and "Diseases of the Vein." In The New Living Heart. Holbrook, MA: Adams Media Corporation, 1997.

Texas Heart Institute. "Diseases of the Peripheral Arteries and Veins." In Texas Heart Institute Heart Owner's Handbook. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 1996.

"Venous Imaging." In Diagnostic Nuclear Medicine. 3rd ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 1996.

"Venous Thromboembolism." In Mayo Clinic Practice of Cardiology. 3rd ed. St. Louis: Mosby, 1996.

PERIODICALS

Barloon, T. J., G. R. Bergus, and J. Seabold. "Diagnostic Imaging of Lower Limb, Deep Venous Thrombosis." American Family Physician 56 (1 September 1997): 791-801.

Davidson, Bruce L., and Eric J. Deppert. "Ultrasound for the Diagnosis of Deep Vein Thrombosis: Where to Now?" British Medical Journal 316 (3 January 1998): 2.

Lori De Milto

KEY TERMS

Pulmonary embolism —An obstruction of a blood vessel in the lungs, usually caused by a blood clot that blocks a coronary artery. Pulmonary embolism can be very serious and, in some cases, fatal.

Thrombosis—The development of a blood clot inside a blood vessel.