There is a percolating fear in the medical fraternity for undiagnosed cases of deep vein thrombosis (DVT). With the substantial rise in number of cases of life-threatening blood clots in deep veins, the American Heart Association has come forward to address the serious issue among the various strata of society.

The experts have cited that there is blurred line between people eligible for the invasive therapies like clot-busting drugs, catheter-based treatments or surgery and blood thinners.

Citing the potential fatal results of blood clots, Co-Author Dr. M. Sean McMurtry, an Assistant Professor of medicine in the division of cardiology at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada, claimed that substantial changes made in the guidelines will help patients and their families to take appropriate decision so that mortality rate and health care cost can be controlled.

Moreover, expressing concern over the number of people who are untreated, Dr. Ralph Sacco, President of the American Heart Association and chairman of neurology at the University of Miami Miller School of Medicine, reportedly claimed that people who are confined to hospital beds for a long time post-surgical operations are more likely to get diagnosed with DVT and pulmonary embolism.