Having Surgery? Take Steps to Prevent Blood Clots!

Having Surgery? Take Steps to Prevent Blood Clots!

August 22, 2016

By: W. Craig Hooper, PhD, Acting Director, Division of Blood Disorders, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Most blood clots are preventable. That’s why the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is working with the National Blood Clot Alliance to share information from the Stop the Clot, Spread the Word™ campaign about risks, signs, and symptoms of blood clots.

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