High peak reflux velocity in the proximal deep veins is a strong predictor of advanced post-thrombotic sequelae

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 5, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 305-312

  Yamaki, Takashi ^a   Nozaki, M ^a   Sakurai, H ^a   Takeuchi, M ^a   Soejima, K ^a   Kono, T ^a  

^a TOKYO WOMEN'S MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Duplex scanning; Peak reflux velocity; Post thrombotic syndrome; Predictor

Indexed keywords

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHRONIC VEIN INSUFFICIENCY; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW UP; HEMATOLOGICAL PARAMETERS; HUMAN; LIMB DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERIPHERAL VEIN; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECANALIZATION; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VEIN DIAMETER; VEIN OCCLUSION; VENOUS REFLUX;

AGED; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HEMORHEOLOGY; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTPHLEBITIC SYNDROME; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 33846452971     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2007.02345.x     Document Type: Article

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