Deep Vein Thrombosis: Symptoms And Causes

Coughing Up Blood

Deep vein thrombosis patients may end up coughing up blood. This occurs when they have sustained damage to their lungs, specifically the internal tissues. In deep vein thrombosis, this is the result of the blood clot in the deep vein breaking off and traveling to the lungs, It causes damage to the blood vessels it travels through. The damage may be the result of the blood clot passing through these vessels, or because of obstructed blood flow to the lungs. The damage causes the vessels to leak blood, which patients will then cough up this blood to get it out of their body.

Find out about a serious warning sign and complication of deep vein thrombosis next.