Guidance for the prevention and treatment of the post-thrombotic syndrome

Journal of Thrombosis and Thrombolysis

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 144-153

  Kahn, Susan R ^a,e   Galanaud, Jean Philippe ^b   Vedantham, Suresh ^c   Ginsberg, Jeffrey S ^d  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MONTPELLIER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^c WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Deep venous thrombosis; Direct oral anticoagulants (DOAC); New oral anticoagulants (NOAC); Post thrombotic syndrome; Venous thromboembolism

Indexed keywords

DEFIBROTIDE; FIBRINOLYTIC AGENT; RUTOSIDE; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; VITAMIN K GROUP;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPRESSION SLEEVE; COMPRESSION STOCKING; DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENDOVASCULAR SURGERY; EXERCISE; FIBRINOLYTIC THERAPY; HEALTH CARE PRACTICE; HUMAN; INTERMITTENT PNEUMATIC COMPRESSION DEVICE; LIFESTYLE; PATIENT ASSESSMENT; PHARMACEUTICAL CARE; POSTTHROMBOSIS SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREVENTIVE MEDICINE; PRIMARY PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ULCER; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME;

ANTICOAGULANTS; HUMANS; POSTTHROMBOTIC SYNDROME; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; VITAMIN K;

EID: 84954453114     PISSN: 09295305     EISSN: 1573742X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11239-015-1312-5     Document Type: Article

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