Thrombectomy and embolectomy are procedures used to treat two different types of blood clots from blood vessels. A thrombectomy is surgery to remove a stationary blood clot from one of your arteries ...

When a blood clot develops in the leg, doctors refer to it as deep vein thrombosis (DVT). Deep veins carry blood back to the heart from the extremities. DVT may cause pain, warmth, and tenderness.

Pulmonary endarterectomy surgery may more effectively improve pulmonary circulation and heart function for CTEPH than BPA, a study found.

Phillies ace Zack Wheeler underwent a thrombolysis procedure Monday morning to remove a blood clot near his right shoulder. The Phillies said Wheeler had the procedure, performed by Dr. Paul DiMuzio, ...

Doctors use blood patch procedures to treat spinal headaches, rare events that may happen after epidurals or other medical procedures involving the spine. In a blood patch your own blood is injected ...

Colorado football coach Deion Sanders had successful surgery on Friday to fix blood clots in both of his legs, according to an Instagram posts from both him and his fiancée, Tracey Edmonds. The school ...

A carotid endarterectomy (CEA) is a surgical procedure to remove fatty deposits from the carotid arteries. These are the two main arteries that supply blood to the brain, face, and neck. They are on ...