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Unless prophylaxed, most post-stroke patients with hemiplegia develop deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and as many as 20% sustain pulmonary embolism (PE).

Clinical Briefs By Louis Kuritzky, MD

Unless prophylaxed, most post-stroke patients with hemiplegia develop deep venous thrombosis (DVT), and as many as 20% sustain pulmonary embolism (PE).