Deep Vein Thrombosis (Blood Clot in the Legs) Causes, Symptoms, Diagnosis, Treatment, and Prevention

Introduction to deep vein thrombosis (DVT) Arteries have thin muscles within their walls to be able to withstand the pressure of the heart pumping blood to the far reaches of the body. Veins don't have a significant muscle lining, and there is nothing pumping blood back to the heart except physiology. Blood returns to the heart because the body's large muscles squeeze the veins as they contract