Risk factors and early outcomes of patients with symptomatic distal vs. proximal deep-vein thrombosis

Current Opinion in Pulmonary Medicine

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 387-391

  Galanaud, Jean Philippe ^a,b   Bosson, Jean Luc ^c   Quéré, Isabelle ^a,b  

^a MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b University of Montpellier 1   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE TIMC IMAG   (France)

Author keywords

Calf thrombosis; calf vein thrombosis; death; distal deep vein thrombosis; early prognosis; outcome; proximal deep vein thrombosis; proximal vein thrombosis; risk factors; venous thromboembolic recurrence

Indexed keywords

CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISTAL DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; LEG COMPRESSION; LUNG EMBOLISM; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; PROXIMAL DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; LEG; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; SURVIVAL RATE; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 80051758313     PISSN: 10705287     EISSN: 15316971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCP.0b013e328349a9e3     Document Type: Review

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