Presence of Lower Limb Deep Vein Thrombosis and Prognosis in Patients with Symptomatic Pulmonary Embolism: Preliminary Report

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 225-231

  Yamaki, T ^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

Compression ultrasound; Deep vein thrombosis; Outcome; Pulmonary embolism; Venous thromboe mbolism

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COLOR ULTRASOUND FLOWMETRY; COMORBIDITY; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; NEOPLASM; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RECEIVER OPERATING CHARACTERISTIC; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX RATIO; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; THROMBOPHILIA; TREATMENT DURATION;

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; LOWER EXTREMITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PILOT PROJECTS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE; TIME FACTORS; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 58649114725     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.08.018     Document Type: Article

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