Comments on: How long until blood clots dissolve? http://www.matterhealth.net/atrial-fibrillation-stroke/how-long-until-blood-clots-dissolve/ Conditions and Treatments Sun, 20 May 2012 05:44:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7.1 hourly 1 By: Sara http://www.matterhealth.net/atrial-fibrillation-stroke/how-long-until-blood-clots-dissolve/comment-page-1/#comment-1095 Sara Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:53:59 +0000 http://www.matterhealth.net/atrial-fibrillation-stroke/how-long-until-blood-clots-dissolve/#comment-1095 Medical Treatment If the patient has a deep vein thrombosis, they will be treated with a blood-thinning medication (anticoagulant). •These medications do not make the clot go away. They stabilize the clot and make it adhere to the vessel wall. •The body normally breaks up (lyses) the clot on its own. This is a gradual process that may take several days or weeks.<br><b>References : </b><br>http://www.emedicinehealth.com/blood_clot_in_the_legs/page7_em.htm Medical Treatment

If the patient has a deep vein thrombosis, they will be treated with a blood-thinning medication (anticoagulant).

•These medications do not make the clot go away. They stabilize the clot and make it adhere to the vessel wall.

•The body normally breaks up (lyses) the clot on its own. This is a gradual process that may take several days or weeks.
References :
http://www.emedicinehealth.com/blood_clot_in_the_legs/page7_em.htm

]]> By: Pookies http://www.matterhealth.net/atrial-fibrillation-stroke/how-long-until-blood-clots-dissolve/comment-page-1/#comment-1094 Pookies Wed, 31 Mar 2010 22:19:59 +0000 http://www.matterhealth.net/atrial-fibrillation-stroke/how-long-until-blood-clots-dissolve/#comment-1094 I had two large DVTs in my right leg about a year ago. One extended all the way from my knee to the top of my thigh in my right leg, and the other was in my right groin area. I was hospitalized for a week, and was on IV Heparin to stabilize the clots, and oral Coumadin to dissolve them. I was on Heparin only for the 6 days I was in the hospital, but had to be on the oral Coumadin for 3 months. I was told at the time that for DVTs in the legs, the timeframe was 3 months. If the DVTs were in the lungs, it would be 6 months. Coumadin is the same as Warfarin. I would check with your doctor, but I would think the minimum for you would be 3 months, based on my own similar experience.<br><b>References : </b><br> I had two large DVTs in my right leg about a year ago. One extended all the way from my knee to the top of my thigh in my right leg, and the other was in my right groin area. I was hospitalized for a week, and was on IV Heparin to stabilize the clots, and oral Coumadin to dissolve them. I was on Heparin only for the 6 days I was in the hospital, but had to be on the oral Coumadin for 3 months. I was told at the time that for DVTs in the legs, the timeframe was 3 months. If the DVTs were in the lungs, it would be 6 months. Coumadin is the same as Warfarin. I would check with your doctor, but I would think the minimum for you would be 3 months, based on my own similar experience.
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