Venous thromboembolism : impact of blood clots on the United States

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• Alternative Title:
  VTE : impact of blood clots on the United States
• Corporate Authors:
  National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention). Division of Blood Disorders.
• Description:
  Know the Lingo About Blood Clots ; • Deep vein thrombosis (DVT): Blood clot located in a deep vein, usually in a leg or arm. ; • Pulmonary embolism (PE): Blood clot that has traveled from a deep vein to a lung. ; DVT and PE are also known as VTE (venous thromboembolism). ; Blood Clots Affect Many People ; • VTE affects as many as 900,000 Americans each year. ; • 3 in 10 people who have a blood clot will have another episode within 10 years. ; Blood Clots Can Be Deadly ; • As many as 100,000 people die of blood clots each year. ; • PE is a leading cause of death in a woman during pregnancy or just after having a baby. ; • Sudden death - 1 of 4 people who have a PE die without warning. ; • Blood clots are a leading cause of death in people with cancer after the cancer itself. ; Blood Clots Are Costly ; • Blood clots cost our nation up to $10 billion each year. ; • Treatment can be as much as $15,000 to $20,000 per person and often results in readmission to the hospital. ; Things to Know ; • Blood clots can happen to anyone. ; • They are often preventable. ; • Early diagnosis is critical to prevent death. ; • Take action now to prevent blood clots. ; • Talk with your doctor about the risks for blood clots and learn how they can be prevented. ; For more information, please visit: cdc.gov/ncbddd/dvt/index.html ; CS252065A ; vte_impact-infogr.pdf
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• Subjects:
  • Venous Thromboembolism/prevention & control
  • Venous Thrombosis/prevention & control
• Document Type:
  Poster
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Pages in Document:
  1 infographic
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/34876/cdc_34876_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 516.25 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Stephen B. Thacker CDC Library
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:8e0fcee5ef5bdb2314018f63d39ae182eef498ad20c0e5ee5292aa049bd939cc