BILL ANALYSIS Ó
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ASSEMBLY THIRD READING
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59 (Maienschein)
As Introduced April 27, 2015
Majority vote
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|Committee |Votes |Ayes |Noes |
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|Rules |10-0 |Gordon, Chang, | |
| | |Burke, Campos, | |
| | |Cooley, Dodd, | |
| | |Jones, Mayes, | |
| | |Rodriguez, Wood | |
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SUMMARY: Declares the month of October 2015 as Thrombosis
Awareness Month. Specifically, this resolution makes the
following legislative findings:
1)Deep vein thrombosis, or DVT, a medical condition that occurs
when a blood clot forms in a deep vein, affects hundreds of
thousands of Americans each year.
2)DVT is caused by reduced blood flow through the deep veins,
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usually in the lower leg or thigh, and either the tendency of a
person's blood to clot too quickly or irritation or inflammation
of the inner lining of the vein, or both.
3)Pulmonary embolism, or PE, is a serious and potentially fatal
complication of DVT. Venous thromboembolism, which includes
deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, or both, effects an
estimated 300,000 to 600,000 individuals in the United States
each year and the federal Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention estimates suggest between 60,000 and 100,000 people
die of DVT/PE in the United States.
4)Atrial fibrillation, a potentially serious cardiac condition
characterized by an irregular heart rhythm, is estimated to
affect at least 1.2 million adults in the United States and can
lead to thromboembolic strokes. The incidence of atrial
fibrillation in adults is projected to increase 2.6 million
cases by 2030.
FISCAL EFFECT: None
Analysis Prepared by:
Nicole Willis / RLS. / (916) 319-2800 FN: 0000505
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