Vein mapping prior to endovenous catheter ablation of the great saphenous vein predicts risk of endovenous heat-induced thrombosis

Vascular and Endovascular Surgery

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 378-383

  Lin, Judith C ^a   Peterson, Edward L ^b   Rivera, Melinda L ^a   Smith, Jennifer J ^a   Weaver, Mitchell R ^a  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

complication after vein ablation; endovenous heat induced thrombosis; minimally invasive vein surgery

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA VALVE DISEASE; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CATHETER ABLATION; ENDOVENOUS HEAT INDUCED THROMBOSIS; ENDOVENOUS LASER TREATMENT; FEMALE; GREAT SAPHENOUS VEIN; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LOW LEVEL LASER THERAPY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RADIODIAGNOSIS; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAPHENOFEMORAL JUNCTION; SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VEIN MAPPING;

CATHETER ABLATION; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LASER THERAPY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; MICHIGAN; MIDDLE AGED; ODDS RATIO; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SAPHENOUS VEIN; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULTRASONOGRAPHY, DOPPLER, DUPLEX; VENOUS INSUFFICIENCY; VENOUS THROMBOSIS; VENOUS VALVES;

EID: 84862849619     PISSN: 15385744     EISSN: 19389116     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1538574412449392     Document Type: Article

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