Asymptomatic Deep Venous Thrombosis is Associated with a Low Risk of Post-thrombotic Syndrome

European Journal of Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 229-233

  Persson, L M ^a   Lapidus, L J ^a   Larfars G ^a   Rosfors, S ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Asymptomatic deep venous thrombosis; Colour duplex ultrasonography; Post thrombotic syndrome; Venous function; Venous plethysmography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHLEBOGRAPHY; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE;

ACHILLES TENDON; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORTHOPEDIC PROCEDURES; PLETHYSMOGRAPHY; POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUPTURE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TENDON INJURIES; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, COLOR; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 67749088023     PISSN: 10785884     EISSN: 15322165     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejvs.2008.03.021     Document Type: Article

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