Venous thrombosis in an ALS population over four years

Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis and Other Motor Neuron Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 1 SUPPL. 1, 2005, Pages 246-249

  Elman, L B ^a   Siderowf, A ^a   Houseman, G ^b   Kelley, M ^a   McCluskey, L F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b ALS Association   (United States)

Author keywords

Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis; Deep venous thrombosis; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMOBILIZATION; INCIDENCE; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK FACTOR; SPINAL CORD INJURY; STROKE; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; ACUTE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; MEDICAL RECORD; POPULATION RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; VEIN THROMBOSIS;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AMYOTROPHIC LATERAL SCLEROSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 29244438452     PISSN: 14660822     EISSN: 1471180X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14660820510043226     Document Type: Article

References (10)

1. Kniffin, W.D., Jr and Baron, J.A. and Barrett, J. and Birkmeyer, J.D. and Anderson, F.A., Jr. (1994) The epidemiology of diagnosed pulmonary embolism and deep venous thrombosis in the elderly. Arch Intern Med, 154, pp. 861-866.
2. Horlander, K.T. and Mannino, D.M. and Leeper, K.V. (1992) Pulmonary embolism mortality in the United states, 1979-1998: An analysis using multiple-cause mortality data. Arch Intern Med, 163, pp. 1711-1717.
3. Carson, J.L. and Kelley, M.A. and Duff, A. and Weg, J.G. and Fulkerson, W.J. and Palevsky, H.I. et al (1992) The clinical course of pulmonary embolism. NEJM, 326, pp. 1240-1245.
4. Kamran, S.I. and Downey, D. and Ruff, R.L. (1998) Pneumatic sequential compression reduces the risk of deep vein thrombosis in stroke patients. Neurology, 50, pp. 1683-1688.
5. Weingarden, S.I. (1992) Deep venous thrombosis in spinal cord injury. Overview of the problem. Chest, 102, pp. S636-S639.
6. Warlow, C. and Ogston, D. and Douglas, A.S. (1976) Deep venous thrombosis of the legs after strokes. Part I-incidence and predisposing factors. Br Med J, 1, pp. 1178-1181.
7. Myllynen, P. and Kammonen, M. and Rokannen, P. and Bostman, O. and Lalla, M. and Laasonen, E. (1985) Deep venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism in patients with acute spinal cord injury: A comparison with non-paralyzed patients immobilized due to spinal fractures. Journal of Trauma-Injury Infection and Critical Care, 25, pp. 541-543.
8. Kaufman, J. and Khatri, B.O. and Riendl, P. (1988) Are patients with multiple sclerosis protected from thrombophlebitis and pulmonary embolism? Chest, 94, pp. 998-1001.
9. Lamb, G.C. and Tomski, M.A. and Kaufman, J. and Maiman, D.J. (1993) Is chronic spinal cord injury associated with increased risk of venous thromboembolism? Journal of the American Paraplegia Society, 16, pp. 153-156.
10. Virchow, R. (1856) Phlogose und thrombose im gefassystem. In Gesammelte Abhandlungen zur Wissesnchaftlichen Medizin. Frankfurt: Staatsdruckerei.