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Please Click Here to Request Informational Brochures from Ames Walker Re blood clots and travel. (Travelers' intercom: readers' opinions, tips & recommendations) (Letter to the Editor) International Travel News, August, 2003, by Gerald Markovitz I read with interest the letters "Danger of Blood Clots" and "Deleterious Result of Taking Sleeping Pills" (July '03, pg. 76). As a pulmonologist, a deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a condition I often evaluate and treat. A serious and potentially fatal complication of a DVT is a pulmonary embolism, a blood clot that most often travels from a DVT in the leg and lodges in the lung (not the brain, as one reader wrote). The importance of air travel and the development of DVTs has been increasingly recognized. From the medical literature, a recent article (Lancet 2001 May 12;357[9267]: 1485-9) stated that 10% of healthy passengers over the age of 50 traveling on a flight of over eight hours' duration in an economy seat developed a symptomless DVT. No passenger who wore an elastic compression stocking in the same study developed a DVT. Another article (Tidsskr Nor Laegeforen 2002 Jun 20; 122[16]: 1579-81) recommended that Passengers should use a leg muscle pump exercise technique, ensure adequate hydration and, in some cases, wear elastic compression stockings to prevent DVTs. Certain passengers at risk for blood clots may even consider blood thinner medications at the direction of their physician. SOURCE: GERALD MARKOVITZ, M.D., Assistant Clinical Professor of Medicine, UCLA School of Medicine, Los Angeles, CA COPYRIGHT 2003 Martin
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Back to DVT Articles Back To Leg Health Articles Recent studies have shown DVT (Deep Vein Thrombosis), or blood clots, can be reduced by wearing support stockings, please click Here to review further. The information collected here has been developed over searches on the internet. We are not in any way responsible for, or endorse, information on other web sites, it is here for public information. Your doctor is the best source of leg health information and treatment. We hope you find this information helpful. This article has been provided courtesy of Ames Walker Hosiery (ameswalker.com) and may be reproduced for personal use provided no part of this article (including the text contents) has been changed. Copyright © 2003 Ames Walker International Inc.
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