articleAnnals of Internal MedicineNov 18, 2008Closed access

Determinants and Time Course of the Postthrombotic Syndrome after Acute Deep Venous Thrombosis

SRSusan R. KahnISIan ShrierJAJim A. JulianTDThierry DucruetLALouise Arsenault

London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine · McGill University Health Centre · +3 more institutions

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Abstract

Background

The reason some patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) develop the postthrombotic syndrome is not well understood.

Objective

To determine the frequency, time course, and predictors of the postthrombotic syndrome after acute DVT.

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15

Topics & keywords

Keywords
  • Medicine
  • Post-thrombotic syndrome
  • Deep vein
  • Thrombosis
  • Venous thrombosis
  • Internal medicine
  • Confidence interval
  • Cohort
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