DVT risk higher for office workers than air passengers

Office workers who spend long hours at their desk may be more prone to potentially fatal blood clots than passengers on long-haul flights, according to new research.

Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein, most commonly in the legs. The clots can travel to the heart, lungs or brain, causing chest pain, breathlessness or possible death from a heart attack or stroke. The condition is normally linked to air passengers on long-haul flights who have little spa... (555 more words)

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