Breakthroughs in Heart Disease: New Ways to Bust Clots
By Friday, he could barely breathe. Fortunately, his doctors had a new clot-busting treatment. He needed two, to open blockages in both lungs. Several months after that, he rode his bike about 125 miles during a weeklong beach vacation. The clots usually form in deep veins in the legs and travel upward to the lungs. PEs need aggressive care to prevent heart and lung damage. That can mean life and death for a patient....