All patients were available for follow-up at 2 and 8 weeks. At 1 year, 5 patients were lost to follow-up in the ECM group and 3 in the IM group, leaving 63 and 59 patients, respectively (Figure 2). In total, 62 of 130 patients (47.7%) developed DVT, but only 3 patients (3/130; 2.3%) developed above-knee DVT and only 1 patient presented with clinical symptoms of DVT. No patient developed symptomatic pulmonary embolism or other severe complications of DVT.
Regarding DVT + heart attack:
DVT does not cause heart attack or stroke. There are two main types of blood clots. How a clot affects the body depends on the type and location of the clot:
- A blood clot in a deep vein of the leg, pelvis, and sometimes arm, is called deep vein thrombosis (DVT). This type of blood clot does not cause heart attack or stroke.
- A blood clot in an artery, usually in the heart or brain, is called arterial thrombosis. This type of blood clot can cause heart attack or stroke.
Both types of clots can cause serious health problems, but the causes and steps you can take to protect yourself are different.
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