Radiofrequency Endovenous ClosureFAST versus Laser Ablation for the Treatment of Great Saphenous Reflux: A Multicenter, Single-blinded, Randomized Study (RECOVERY Study)

Journal of Vascular and Interventional Radiology

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 752-759

  Almeida, Jose I ^a   Kaufman, John ^b   Göckeritz, Oliver ^c   Chopra, Paramjit ^d   Evans, Martin T ^e   Hoheim, Daniel F ^f   Makhoul, Raymond G ^e   Richards, Tim ^f   Wenzel, Christian ^c   Raines, Jeffrey K ^a  

^a Miami Vein Center   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Venenzentrum am Elsterpark   (Germany)

^d Midwest Institute for Minimally Invasive Therapies   (United States)

^e Vein Solutions   (United States)

^f Community Surgical Associates ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANALGESIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ECCHYMOSIS; FEMALE; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN REFLUX; HUMAN; HYPERPIGMENTATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LASER SURGERY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTICENTER STUDY; PARESTHESIA; PHLEBITIS; POSTOPERATIVE INFECTION; POSTOPERATIVE PAIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENOUS REFLUX;

CATHETER ABLATION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UNITED STATES; VARICOSE VEINS; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 67349155318     PISSN: 10510443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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