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From: rokhsar@lasspvax.UUCP (Dan Rokhsar)
Newsgroups: net.med
Subject: new or experimental treatments
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Date: Fri, 9-Nov-84 23:36:59 EST
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Posted: Fri Nov  9 23:36:59 1984
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Following a rather extensive knee reconstruction, a friend developed
a blood clot in his leg, part of which broke off and caused a 
pulmonary embolism, damaging a lung.  Unfortunately, the clot was
not detected for nearly two weeks; by that time it had grown,
so that it now stretches from ankle to nearly his hip, in the large
vein in the leg.  The doctors are treating him with anticoagulants,
but say that he will probably not be able to use his leg much, if 
at all, since blood flow is limited to the superficial veins now.

I would be very interested to hear about

a.	a hospital or medical school that is doing research
	in the treatment of vascular problems such as this

b.	a description of the changes that are undergone when
	the main vein to any part of the body is blocked for
	an extended period of time.  Is the damage reversible?

c.	why there don't seem to be any high tech treatments
	of blood clots (like using lasers, fiber optics,
	ultrasound, etc.) which can pulverize, destroy, remove,
	etc. the clot

d.	can veins be transplanted?

e.	any information on new procedures (which may be experimental
	in nature) which could help in this case

		Thanks in advance,

		Dan Rokhsar