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What is superficial vein thrombosis?
Superficial vein thrombosis (SVT) describes a blood clot in the venous system. In this video, Dr. Machin tells us more about what SVT is.
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What is superficial vein thrombosis? Superficial vein thrombosis, previously known as superficial thrombophlebitis, describes a condition in which a blood clot or thrombus occurs in the venous system that is superficial. So there's a superficial and there's a deep venous system. If there's a blood clot that occurs in the deep venous system it's known as a deep vein thrombosis or DVT. So SVT really refers to just those clots in the superficial venous system.
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