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Bajpayee Poonam1 , Desai Priti2
11. Ph.D. (Scholar), Rachana Sharir Dept., Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College Hospital and Research Centre, Salod (Wardha) (MH), India
22. Professor, Department of Rachana Sharir, Mahatma Gandhi Ayurveda College Hospital & Research Centre, Salod (H) Wardha (MH), India
Date of Acceptance: 2022-08-30
Date of Publication:2022-09-05
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Keywords: DVT, Ayurvedic Management, Leech therapy.
Source of Support: Nil
Conflict of Interest: None declared
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a serious life-threatening condition that may lead to sudden death. Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is the third most common vascular disease, after ischemic heart disease (IHD) stroke and it is silent killer. It affects approximately 0.1% of persons per year. DVT several times remains undiagnosed until and unless any throbbing pain in limbs or severe symptoms are visible. The unlodged thrombus in circulatory system may manifest with various conditions such as stroke, heart attacks, pulmonary embolism, kidney failure and many more. All these conditions are life threatening & result in death of patients within no time. The emergency management of DVT requires the aid of modern medicines; Once diagnosed, it requires hospitalization, expensive treatments with inject able Heparins, Warfarin and Venous Thrombectomy which is a costly affair & also reduces one’s quality of life as well as earning capacity. Ayurveda has lot more to contribute in such conditions. It might prove useful in prevention of future clots formation thereby avoiding such fatal episodes & life-threatening conditions. Attempt has been made in this article to review the various Ayurvedic treatment modalities for DVT as ayurvedic management of Deep vein thrombosis that would be cost effective, easily accessible and non-burdensome to the patients with good results.