BACKGROUND: The outcome of upper extremity thrombosis in terms of morbidity, mortality
and arm functionality is virtually unknown. We investigated mortality, risk factors, recurrent …

Post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a common complication of deep venous thrombosis
(DVT) of the iliofemoral venous system leading to significant morbidity and high health care …

OBJECTIVES: This study was performed to describe venous function, residual morphologic
abnormalities, and the occurrence of post-thrombotic syndrome in patients with …

Background After a proximal lower limb deep vein thrombosis (DVT; involving popliteal
veins or above), up to 40% of patients develop postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) as assessed …

The post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is increasingly recognized to be a common and
important complication of deep venous thrombosis (DVT). Because there is no 'gold …

BACKGROUND: Although the incidence of upper extremity deep venous thrombosis
(UEDVT) diagnoses has increased, anticoagulation therapy for UEDVT remains inconsistent …

Post thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a very common chronic complication of deep venous
thrombosis (DVT), as three out of ten patients with lower extremity DVT will develop PTS …

Introduction There is a paucity of data on patients with deep vein thrombosis (DVT) in upper
extremities. Materials and methods The COMMAND VTE Registry is a retrospective …

Upper extremity deep venous thrombosis (UEDVT) occurs either spontaneously, as a
consequence of strenuous upper limb activity (also known as the Paget-Schroetter …

Background Not all patients carry the same risk of developing a post-thrombotic syndrome
(PTS), we therefore aimed to derive a prediction rule for risk stratification of PTS in patients …