Airhealth.org Provides information about Economy Class Syndrome and offers DVT prevention tips for pilots and passengers, treatment information, research, and a review of how well various airlines inform their passengers of the risks of blood clots from air travel.
Economy Class Syndrome Features description of risks and symptoms, prevention tips, information about compression hosiery, and links to related articles.
Coalition Formed to Raise Awareness of DVT Article describing the goals of the Council for Leadership on Thrombosis Awareness and Management. [Requires free registration]
Thrombosis Research Institute A multidisciplinary organization concerned with the interrelated problems of thrombosis and atherosclerosis. Provides articles for professionals and consumers.
Thrombosis Crisis in Hospital Medicine Free continuing medical education symposia from American Health Consultants on acute thrombosis management in emergency medicine.
Pulmonary Embolism Article by Craig Feied, MD, detailing the background, diagnosis, and treatment of pulmonary embolism.
Travellers Thrombosis From Dr. P. C. Malone, offering research papers, articles, and DVT information.
Yahoo! Groups: Thrombosis Discussion mailing list for sufferers of deep vein thromboses, pulmonary emboli, and other vascular disorders.
New England Journal of Medicine: Thromboembolism Collection of articles covering topics such as embolic complications and thrombolytic therapies. Includes research articles, case reports, reviews, and editorial commentary. [Paid registration required to view some recent content]
Investigators Against ThromboEmbolism (INATE) Information about the prevention and treatment of venous thromboembolism. Includes information for patients and a restricted area for registered health care providers only.
The Australasian Society of Thrombosis and Haemostasis Represents clinicians and scientists committed to promoting and fostering knowledge relating to haemostasis. Includes mission, meeting minutes, newsletters, membership information, members-only discussion board, and related links.
British Society for Haemostasis and Thrombosis Dedicated to the advancement of public education and the promotion of those branches of medical science concerned with haemostasis and thrombosis. Features history, membership information, bursaries, news, and meeting schedule.
Diagnosis of Pulmonary Embolism Canadian Medical Association journal article describing how these blood clots are diagnosed.
DVT.net From Aventis Pharmaceuticals. Information on the causes, symptoms, and treatments of deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, and stroke. Includes free membership area with health tips and tools.
DVT.org Features their Best Practices: Preventing Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism manual in HTML and PDF formats plus information about the treatment of thrombosis.
