Management of endovenous heat-induced thrombus using a classification system and treatment algorithm following segmental thermal ablation of the small saphenous vein

Journal of Vascular Surgery

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 427-432

  Harlander Locke, Michael ^a   Jimenez, Juan Carlos ^a   Lawrence, Peter F ^a   Derubertis, Brian G ^a   Rigberg, David A ^a   Gelabert, Hugh A ^a   Farley, Steven M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; CLOPIDOGREL; LOW MOLECULAR WEIGHT HEPARIN; WARFARIN;

AGED; ALGORITHM; CATHETER ABLATION; CLINICAL PROTOCOL; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; ENDOVENOUS HEAT INDUCED THROMBUS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; GIACOMINI VEIN; HEPARINIZATION; HUMAN; LUNG EMBOLISM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; OUTPATIENT CARE; POPLITEAL VEIN; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOFREQUENCY ABLATION DEVICE; RECANALIZATION; RISK FACTOR; SAPHENOUS VEIN; SHORT COURSE THERAPY; SMALL SAPHENOUS VEIN; THROMBOSIS; TREATMENT INDICATION; VEIN; VEIN INSUFFICIENCY;

EID: 84880787922     PISSN: 07415214     EISSN: 10976809     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jvs.2013.01.026     Document Type: Conference Paper

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