BIomarky

Deep vein thrombosis does not appear out of nowhere. The blood clot that forms in a deep vein — most often in the calf, thigh, or pelvis — is almost always the product of a slow accumulation of risk that has been building quietly for months or years.

If you have been told you have peripheral artery disease, or that you are at elevated risk for it, the advice you have probably received sounds familiar: walk more, eat less fat, maybe start a statin.