August 4, 2010
The United States Surgeon General is calling blood clots a national crisis. In this week’s CBS19 Healthwise segement, Dr. Lewis Owens, vascular surgeon, and Dr. Pradeep Rajagopalan, internventional radiologist, explain why it’s important for patients to educate themselves on potential side effects, including Deep Venous Thrombis (DVT). More than 600,000 people will develop DVT this year, and it can have lasting effects if not properly treated.
