Do Italian vascular centers look for isolated calf deep vein thrombosis? Analysis of isolated calf deep vein thromboses included in the "Master" Registry

International Angiology

Volumn 27, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 482-488

  Palareti, Gualtiero ^a,u   Agnelli, G ^b,g   Imberti, D ^c,p   Moia, M ^d,d   Ageno, W ^e,h   Pistelli, R ^f   Rossi, R ^b   Verso, M ^b   Vitale, J ^h   Bellisi, M ⁱ   Bianchi, M ^j   Brancaccio, V ^k   Ciampa, A ^l   Cimminiello, C ^m   Dragani, A ⁿ   Grifoni, S ^o   Impagliatelli, M ^q   Iovane, G ^r   Margheriti, R ^s   Musumeci, A ^t   Pini, M ^v   Pittaluga, P A ^w   Prisco, V ^x   Rupoli, S ^y   Scannapieco, G ^z   Signorelli, S ^aa   Silingardi, M ^ab   Siragusa, S ⁱ   Virgilio, V ^aa   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^c Hospital of Piacenza   (Italy)

^d FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

^f CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^g SANTA MARIA DELLA MISERICORDIA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^h OSPEDALE DI CIRCOLO   (Italy)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^j VALDUCE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^k CARDARELLI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^l Azienda Ospedaliera San Giovanni Moscati   (Italy)

^m DESIO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

ⁿ Ospedale Civile di Pescara   (Italy)

^o CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^p Ospedale Civile di Piacenza   (Italy)

^q CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^r Cardiology Department   (Italy)

^s Ospedale GB Grassi   (Italy)

^t UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^u UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^v Ospedale di Fidenza   (Italy)

^w GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^x Mercato San Severino   (Italy)

^y Ospedale Regionale Torrette   (Italy)

^z OSPEDALE CA FONCELLO   (Italy)

^aa GARIBALDI HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^ab S MARIA NUOVA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

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Author keywords

Pulmonary embolism; Registries; Venous thrombosis, diagnosis

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; ANTIVITAMIN K; HEPARIN; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DELAYED DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE REGISTRY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEALTH CENTER; HUMAN; ISOLATED CALF DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ITALY; LEG THROMBOSIS; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEOPLASM; ONSET AGE; SERIAL COMPRESSION ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION; SINGLE COMPLETE ULTRASOUND EXAMINATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REGISTER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; VASCULARIZATION; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; DIAGNOSTIC ERRORS; FEMALE; GUIDELINE ADHERENCE; HUMANS; ITALY; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSICIAN'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; REGISTRIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 60549106829     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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