Should symptomatic, isolated distal deep vein thrombosis be treated with anticoagulation?

International Journal of Angiology

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 83-87

  Sule, Ashish Anil ^a   Chin, Tay Jam ^a   Handa, Pankaj ^a   Earnest, Arul ^a  

^a TAN TOCK SENG HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Anticoagulation; Distal; DVT; Symptomatic; Ultrasound

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISTAL DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GASTROCNEMIUS VEIN THROMBOSIS; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTERNATIONAL NORMALIZED RATIO; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PERONEAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; POSTERIOR TIBIAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTHROMBIN TIME; SOLEAL VEIN THROMBOSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; TREATMENT DURATION; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053035425     PISSN: 10611711     EISSN: 16155939     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1278332     Document Type: Article

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