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How do you treat deep vein thrombosis?

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Doctors will put you on some kind of anti coagulation therapy to prevent more clotting. Usually a brief course of heparin then warfarin.

If you have or suspect a DVT you need to see a doctor DVT's can be fatal.

You can't treat a DVT yourself.

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