The post-thrombotic syndrome: Progress and pitfalls

British Journal of Haematology

Volumn 134, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 357-365

  Kahn, Susan R ^a,b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Epidemiology; Post thrombotic syndrome; Prevention; Risk factors; Treatment

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; D DIMER; DIURETIC AGENT; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; HEPARIN; STREPTOKINASE; TISSUE PLASMINOGEN ACTIVATOR; VASOACTIVE AGENT; WARFARIN;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; BODY MASS; CHRONIC PAIN; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG DELIVERY SYSTEM; ECHOGRAPHY; EDEMA; ELASTIC COMPRESSION STOCKING; FOLLOW UP; HEPARINIZATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LEG COMPRESSION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTOPERATIVE THROMBOSIS; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTECTIVE CLOTHING; RECURRENT DISEASE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; STENT; SWELLING; THROMBOPHILIA; THROMBOSIS PREVENTION; ULCER;

BANDAGES; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEG ULCER; POSTPHLEBITIC SYNDROME; PRESSURE; RISK FACTORS; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33746102144     PISSN: 00071048     EISSN: 13652141     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2141.2006.06200.x     Document Type: Review

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