I have had three blood clots.....one nearly cost me my life back in 2012 Blood clots do not discriminate by age, gender, ethnicity or race. They can affect anyone — from infants and young children to teens, young moms and dads, those in middle age or senior citizens. Across the country and around the world, elite athletes, public servants, musicians, doctors, nurses, business associates and many wonderful people from all walks of life are affected. A blood clot is diagnosed once every minute. And, sadly – once every six minutes someone dies from a blood clot. Blood clots are the #1 killer of new mothers in childbirth and affect women across the life span from those on birth control to those receiving post-menopausal hormone replacement therapy. They affect people being treated for cancer and other chronic diseases and people undergoing joint replacement surgery and other surgical procedures. They can be triggered by a genetic predisposition or by lengthy immobility. They can affect the more than 5 million Americans who suffer Atrial Fibrillation that places them at heightened risk of a clot in the heart that can travel to the brain and cause stroke and death. With many of these risks for life-threatening blood clots increasing as our population ages, so too will the public health challenge.
Posted on: Thu, 22 Jan 2015 02:13:39 +0000
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