Great saphenous vein patency and endovenous heat-induced thrombosis after endovenous thermal ablation with modified catheter tip positioning

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 54, Issue 6 SUPPL., 2011, Pages 10S-17S

  Haqqani, Omar P ^a   Vasiliu, Calin ^a   O'Donnell, Thomas F ^a   Iafrati, Mark D ^a  

^a TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CATHETER; CATHETER ABLATION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENDOVENOUS THERMAL ABLATION; FEMALE; FEMORAL VEIN; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOSIS; VASCULAR PATENCY; VEIN DIAMETER; VENOUS REFLUX;

EID: 82455167816     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.06.115     Document Type: Article

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