Residual vein obstruction to predict the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism in patients with deep vein thrombosis: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Journal of Thrombosis and Haemostasis

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1119-1125

  Carrier, M ^a,b   Rodger, M A ^a,b   Wells, P S ^a,b   Righini, M ^c,d   Le Gal, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b Universite de Brest   (France)

^c Divisions of Angiology and Hemostasis ^*  (Switzerland)

^d GENEVA UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Deep vein thrombosis; Recurrent venous thromboembolism; Residual vein obstruction

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULANT AGENT;

ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; COCHRANE LIBRARY; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPRESSION ULTRASONOGRAPHY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; ECHOGRAPHY; EMBASE; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MEDLINE; META ANALYSIS; MINIMAL RESIDUAL DISEASE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RECURRENT DISEASE; RESIDUAL VEIN OBSTRUCTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM;

HUMANS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RECURRENCE; RISK FACTORS; VASCULAR DISEASES; VENOUS THROMBOEMBOLISM; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 79958061287     PISSN: 15387933     EISSN: 15387836     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1538-7836.2011.04254.x     Document Type: Article

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