Clinical significance of superficial vein thrombosis

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 10-17

  Leon, L ^a   Giannoukas, A D ^b   Dodd, D ^b   Chan, P ^b   Labropoulos, Nicos ^a  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTHERN GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Duplex ultrasonography; Hypercoagulable states; Superficial vein thrombosis; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ACTIVATED PROTEIN C; ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTITHROMBIN III; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 12; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 5 LEIDEN; BLOOD CLOTTING FACTOR 8; BLOOD CLOTTING INHIBITOR; CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY; FIBRINOLYTIC FACTOR; HEPARIN; HEPARIN COFACTOR II; HIRUDOID; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ORAL CONTRACEPTIVE AGENT; PENTASACCHARIDE; PROTEIN C; PROTEIN S; PROTHROMBIN; SEX HORMONE; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMORBIDITY; COMPRESSION; COMPRESSION THERAPY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG MEGADOSE; GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION; HUMAN; HYPERCOAGULABILITY; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALIGNANT NEOPLASTIC DISEASE; MEDLINE; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR DISEASE; PERIPHERAL VEIN; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCLEROTHERAPY; THROMBECTOMY; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; VARICOSIS; VEIN LIGATION; VEIN STRIPPING; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

HUMANS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 10244246692     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2004.09.021     Document Type: Review

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