In clinical practice guidelines issued by the Society for Vascular Surgery, American Venous Forum, and American Vein and Lymphatic Society, and published online Oct. 11 in the Journal of Vascular ...

Learn to identify when leg pain signals a potentially fatal blood clot requiring immediate attention, plus risk factors and ...

The biggest danger is much more likely to happen with lower extremity DVT. The clot could break away from the wall of the vein and travel through your blood to your lungs. Then it's called a ...

Learn the three main causes of swollen veins: venous insufficiency, blood clots, and inflammation. Discover symptoms, ...

Varicose veins (VVs) classically result from venous hypertension owing to incompetence of the major communications between the superficial and deep veins of the lower extremity. In a significant ...

According to research, the risk of SVT progressing to DVT or pulmonary embolism is lower when it occurs in the upper extremities, as with the basilic vein, compared with the lower extremities.

More information: Cheng-Ken Tsai et al, Cold hypersensitivity in the lower extremities: an underappreciated symptom in patients with varicose veins, Open Heart (2025). DOI: 10.1136/openhrt-2024-002909 ...

Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT ... DVT is much more common in the lower extremities than it is in the upper extremities. The treatment of the athlete with an upper extremity DVT is more complex ...