Varicosities of the veins of the upper extremity are rare and are usually provoked only by such considerable increases in venous pressure as are the result of arteriovenous fistulas of long ...

In patients with primary deep-vein thrombosis of an upper extremity, repetitive microtrauma to the subclavian vein and its surrounding structures, the result of anatomical abnormalities within the ...

DVT in both the upper and lower body can happen to almost anyone at any age and for many reasons. For example, your vein could have been damaged by an injury or operation. Half of blood clots ...

Treatment options for deep-vein thrombosis of the upper extremity are anticoagulation, thrombolysis (catheter-directed or systemic) and surgery (suction thrombectomy, angioplasty, vein stenting, ...

Venogram in a 45-year-old woman with acute-onset swelling of her left upper extremity, showing deep vein thrombosis involving the subclavian vein (arrow), with extension to the axillary and ...

Researchers have reported the first case of COVID-19 triggering a rare occurrence of potentially severe blood clots forming in the arms.

Anticoagulation therapy (eg, low-molecular-weight heparin daily) should be started promptly for upper extremity deep-vein thrombosis, with catheter-directed thrombolysis considered for severe cases.

Upper-extremity deep vein thrombosis is less common than lower-extremity deep vein thrombosis, and therefore less studied, but outcomes are significantly worse, new research shows.

Over the following 5 days, the patient's symptoms improved considerably -- his distal left upper extremity pulse was restored, perfusion improved, and his pain subsided.

A deep vein thrombosis (DVT) occurs when a blood clot forms in a vein deep inside your body. Learn more about DVT of the upper extremity.