Isolated distal deep vein thrombosis: Efficacy and safety of a protocol of treatment. Treatment of Isolated Calf Thrombosis (TICT) study

International Angiology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 68-72

  Parisi, R ^a   Visona A ^b   Camporese, G ^c   Verlato, F ^c   Lessiani, G ^d   Antignani, P L ^e   Palareti, G ^f  

^a SS Giovanni e Paolo Hospital   (Italy)

^b ULSS 8   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF PADOVA   (Italy)

^d Nursing Home Villa Serena   (Italy)

^e MOLINETTE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Anticoagulants; Doppler, color; Ultrasonography; Venous thrombosis

Indexed keywords

LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE COURSE; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DRUG DOSE REGIMEN; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GASTROCNEMIUS MUSCLE; HUMAN; INTESTINE CANCER; LEG FRACTURE; LEG THROMBOSIS; LEUKEMIA; LONG TERM CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RECURRENT DISEASE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LEG; MIDDLE AGED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTICOAGULANTS; DRUG ADMINISTRATION SCHEDULE; FEMALE; HEPARIN, LOW-MOLECULAR-WEIGHT; HUMANS; LEG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65749120707     PISSN: 03929590     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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