Rebecca Marmor, M.D., Johns Hopkins Vascular Surgeon, explains what deep vein thrombosis is, the risk factors, treatment options and more. For more information, visit http://www.hcgh.org/vascular.

Howard County General Hospital: A Member of Johns Hopkins Medicine is a not-for-profit health care provider located in Columbia, Maryland.

Questions:
00:00 Intro
0:12 What is deep vein thrombosis?
0:33 What are the risk factors for DVT?
1:14 Is DVT considered a medical emergency?
1:32 What are the treatments for DVT?
2:01 Is DVT likely to recur?

In June 2023, the hospital was renamed Johns Hopkins Howard County Medical Center.