Venous Thrombosis - Drug therapy
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Monday, November 23, 2009

Office management of deep venous thrombosis in the elderly.

29 Sep 2009 Deep venous thrombosis is common in the elderly. Diagnosis and management are now a part of office practice. As signs and symptoms are inconsistent and nonspecific, diagnostic testing is necessary. For patients with a low clinical probability, a ... Read more...

Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis: an alternative in patients with contraindications to thrombolysis.

24 Sep 2009 OBJECTIVE: Venous lysis is usually reserved for symptomatic patients with acute deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and low risk for bleeding. This study reports the use of pharmacomechanical thrombectomy (PMT) in patients with contraindications to ... Read more...

Malabsorption-associated warfarin resistance.

30 Aug 2009 PURPOSE: A case of malabsorption- associated warfarin resistance is reported. SUMMARY: A 42-year-old, 111-kg, Caucasian man arrived at the emergency department with atypical pleuritic chest pain. The chest pain was associated with shortness of ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Venous Thrombosis - Drug therapy'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Office management of deep venous thrombosis in the elderly. 29 Sep 2009
• Pharmacomechanical thrombectomy for iliofemoral deep vein thrombosis: an alternative in patients with contraindications to thrombolysis. 24 Sep 2009
• Malabsorption-associated warfarin resistance. 30 Aug 2009
• Catheter-directed tissue plasminogen activator infusion and concurrent systemic anticoagulation with heparin to treat portal vein thrombosis post orthoptic liver transplantation. 25 Aug 2009
• Is thrombophilia a major risk factor for deep vein thrombosis of the lower extremities among Lebanese patients? 4 Aug 2009
• The development of persistent thrombotic masses in patients with deep venous thrombosis randomized to long-term anticoagulation treatment. 30 Jul 2009
• Potential interaction between pomegranate juice and warfarin. 30 Jul 2009
• Home therapy of venous thrombosis with long-term LMWH versus usual care: patient satisfaction and post-thrombotic syndrome. 30 Jul 2009
• Pregnancy-induced acute intestinal infarction in a woman with chronic idiopathic mesenteric vein thrombosis under regular anticoagulation treatment. 29 Jul 2009
• Prospective evaluation of the clinical deterioration in post-thrombotic limbs. 20 Jul 2009
• Experience with multiple stent implantations in primary antiphospholipid syndrome in childhood: a case report. 29 Jun 2009
• Intrauterine subdural hemorrhage in a preterm neonate possibly associated with maternal low-molecular weight heparin treatment. 29 Jun 2009
• Percutaneous transcatheter thrombolysis for graft thrombosis after pancreas transplantation. 29 Jun 2009
• Identifying hidden conditions. 29 Jun 2009
• Deep vein thrombosis prophylaxis: friend or foe. 29 Jun 2009
• Anaplastic large cell lymphoma presenting as liver abscess and portal vein thrombosis. 29 Jun 2009
• Deep-vein thrombosis in malignancy: how long should patients be treated, and with what? 29 Jun 2009
• Accuracy of complete compression ultrasound in ruling out suspected deep venous thrombosis in the ambulatory setting. A prospective cohort study. 29 Jun 2009
• Entrapment: thrombus within a patent foramen ovale. 29 Jun 2009
• Endovascular repair of infrarenal abdominal aortic aneurysm associated with a horseshoe kidney and graft thrombosis in early follow-up. 29 Jun 2009

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Technical information about 'Venous Thrombosis'

Definition: The formation or presence of a blood clot (THROMBUS) within a vein.

Descriptor UI: D020246

Alternative terms: Venous Thrombosis; Thrombosis, Venous; Thromboses, Venous; Venous Thromboses; Phlebothrombosis; Phlebothromboses; Deep Vein Thrombosis; Deep Vein Thromboses; Thromboses, Deep Vein; Vein Thromboses, Deep; Vein Thrombosis, Deep; Thrombosis, Deep Vein; Deep-Venous Thrombosis; Deep-Venous Thromboses; Thromboses, Deep-Venous; Thrombosis, Deep-Venous; Deep Venous Thrombosis; Deep Venous Thromboses; Thromboses, Deep Venous; Thrombosis, Deep Venous; Venous Thromboses, Deep; Venous Thrombosis, Deep; Deep-Vein Thrombosis; Deep-Vein Thromboses; Thromboses, Deep-Vein; Thrombosis, Deep-Vein;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C14.907.355.830.925;

History Note: 99; use THROMBOPHLEBITIS 1963-98

Technical Notes: general: prefer specifics; coordinate IM with specific vein (IM)