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Deep-vein Thrombosis
In deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT, a blood clot develops in a deep vein of one leg, breaks off and travels through a person's heart to his lungs. DVT kills approximately 300,000 Americans each year.
In deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT, a blood clot develops in a deep vein of one leg, breaks off and travels through a person's heart to his lungs. DVT kills approximately 300,000 Americans each year.