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Advances in Treating/Detecting Blood Clots

Advances in Treating?Detecting Blood Clots

  A leading cause of death in hospitals and the number one reason for costly hospital readmissions are blood clots. It is a silent killer that now causes more deaths than breast cancer, AIDS and vehicular accidents combined.

Host Keith Shortall speaks with:

Dr. Paul Kim, Assistant Director of Vascular & Interventional Services for Spectrum Medical Group. He is on the forefront of a new DVT treatment study here in Maine.

Dr. Cindy Asbjornsen, Founder of the Vein Healthcare Center

Dr. Wesley Zemrak, Doctor of Pharmacy and Anti-Coagulation Specialist at Maine Medical Center

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