What's the connection between sports and dangerous blood clots?

What's the connection between sports and dangerous blood clots?

This year, the sports pages have brought a serious health concern back into the spotlight.

Deadly blood clots, risky treatments: The high-stakes battle against deep vein thrombosis in sports and beyond

Seven-time NBA all-star Damian Lillard, 34, recently joined a growing list of NBA athletes to be sidelined by a diagnosis of deep-vein thrombosis, or DVT. The Milwaukee Bucks player joins Victor Wembanyama, 21, a rising star in the NBA who was diagnosed with the life-threatening condition earlier this season, along with Chris Bosh and Brandon Ingram, who were also sidelined with DVT during their careers. DVT in athletes DVT is caused by blood cl…

The specialist of the Unit of Vascular and Interventional Radiology of the Hospital Universitario Ramón y Cajal of Madrid, Dr. Jorge Cobos, highlighted this Monday the importance of obtaining an early diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis, as in the case of coach Girona, Michel Sánchez, who had to be admitted last Friday after the detection of this condition in his left leg.