I just completed an appearance with Dr. Drew on KABC radio in Los Angeles. I discussed Hillary Clinton’s blood clotting problem. She seems to have a hypercoagulable state, with 3 episodes of blood clotting and one of them in an unusual location, a clot in the head. She remains on blood thinners. If you have a family history of blood clots, or a blood clot recurrence, get a hematology consultation so you can have the…
Hillary Clinton had a blood clot in her leg in 1998. Recently, she developed an unusual blood clot outside of her brain, and she is again on anticoagulants (blood thinners). Because she has now had two blood clots, Hillary should be evaluated for a possible hypercoagulable state, a genetic tendency towards recurrent blood clots.
Many patients get blood clots and they can be life-threatening. Because of this, knowing if…