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3 unusual facts about deep vein thrombosis


Deep vein thrombosis

In 1856, German physician and pathologist Rudolf Virchow published what is referred to as Virchow's triad, the three major causes of thrombosis.

FGG

Increased and decreased levels of γA/γ' fibrinogen have been associated with CAD and DVT respectively.

Tomáš Fleischmann

After returning to the Czech Republic in the off-season, Fleischmann was found to have developed a blood clot in his leg due to Deep vein thrombosis from the cross-Atlantic flight and would miss the pre-season and the start of the 2009–10 season.


Louvel's sign

Louvel's sign is a clinical sign found in patients with deep vein thrombosis.


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