The safety of radiofrequency ablation of the great saphenous vein in patients with previous venous thrombosis

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 49, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 1248-1255

  Puggioni, Alessandra ^a   Marks, Natalie ^a   Hingorani, Anil ^a   Shiferson, Alexander ^a   Alhalbouni, Saadi ^a   Ascher, Enrico ^a  

^a MAIMONIDES MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULATION; ARTICLE; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOPHLEBITIS; THROMBOSIS; VEIN SURGERY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CATHETER ABLATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECURRENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 64949139664     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2008.12.016     Document Type: Article

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