USA Today: Height adds to blood clot risk

While being obese is already linked with a higher risk of forming potentially deadly clots in the legs and lungs, a new study reports that taller people, especially those who are obese, are at risk, too. However, the condition is very preventable, says Riyaz Bashir, director of Vascular and Endovascular Medicine at Temple University Hospital. "It is critically important that public awareness about this deadly disorder be increased." He says the best strategy is to first identify high-risk patients and then treat them with medications and compression devices, such as compression stockings.
April 29, 2011 | USA Today