Thrombolysis for Lower-Extremity Deep Vein Thrombosis

Seminars in Vascular Surgery

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 228-234

  Mewissen, Mark W ^a  

^a St Luke's Vascular Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALTEPLASE; HEPARIN; UROKINASE;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOT LYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMORAL VEIN; HUMAN; ILIAC VEIN; LEG EDEMA; LEG PAIN; LEG SWELLING; LEG THROMBOSIS; MAY THURNER SYNDROME; MECHANICAL THROMBECTOMY; PATIENT SELECTION; PHLEBOGRAPHY; POPLITEAL VEIN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VASCULAR ACCESS; VEIN CATHETERIZATION; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

ADULT; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENTS; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; THROMBOLYTIC THERAPY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 78650599718     PISSN: 08957967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/j.semvascsurg.2010.10.002     Document Type: Article

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