Prospective study on the usefulness of lung scan in patients with deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs

Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 771-774

  Monreal, M ^a   Ruiz, J ^a   Fraile, M ^a   Bonet, M ^a   Davant, E ^a   Muchart, J ^a   Vallejos, V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Lung scan; Recurrences; Silent pulmonary embolism

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; COUMARIN; DALTEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTERIAL GAS; ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG CONTRAINDICATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; FEMALE; FILTERING OPERATION; FOLLOW UP; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; INFERIOR CAVA VEIN; LOWER LEG; LUNG EMBOLISM; LUNG SCINTISCANNING; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; REFERENCE VALUE; SYMPTOM; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENA CAVA FILTER;

EID: 0035010422     PISSN: 03406245     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0037-1615716     Document Type: Article

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