Venous thomboembolism (VTE) affects as many as 900,000 Americans each year
As many as 100,000 people die of blood clots each year
1 in 4 people who have a pulmonary embolism (PE) die without warning
Women are five times more likely to experience a dangerous blood clot while pregnant
Surgical delivery by C-section nearly doubles a pregnant woman’s risk for dangerous blood clot
Roughly 1 out of 10 hospital deaths are related to blood clots in the lungs