You might be shocked to learn that one of the leading causes of preventable death is something many people have never heard of and often don’t know they have. 1 in 4 people worldwide are dying from conditions caused by thrombosis, making it a leading global cause of death and disability. When a blood clot forms in an artery or vein – it is called a thrombus. It can lead to heart attack, stroke, or a life-threatening clot in the lungs or leg, causing venous thromboembolism (VTE).
In fact, VTE-related events cause more deaths each year in the U.S. and Europe than breast cancer, AIDS and motor vehicle crashes — combined. Yet public awareness of the condition is extremely low: according to a 2018 survey of American office workers, only one in 10 said they are most concerned about blood clots and 62 percent do not know what VTE is. And even though hospitalization is a major risk factor for…
