Case of the disappearing heat-induced thrombus causing pulmonary embolism during ultrasound evaluation

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 529-531

  Sufian, Shekeeb ^a   Arnez, Alejandro ^a   Lakhanpal, Sanjiv ^a  

^a Center for Vein Restoration   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ENOXAPARIN; WARFARIN;

ADULT; ANTICOAGULANT THERAPY; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; COMPRESSION GARMENT; ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVENOUS HEAT INDUCED THROMBUS; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MALE; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; VARICOSIS;

ADMINISTRATION, ORAL; ANTICOAGULANTS; CATHETER ABLATION; HOT TEMPERATURE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PRESSURE; PULMONARY EMBOLISM; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS THROMBOSIS;

EID: 84856089488     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2011.07.070     Document Type: Article

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