Background: As assessment of clinical pretest probability is the first step in the diagnostic
evaluation of deep vein thrombosis (DVT), it is important to know if the clinical features of …

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence, timing, and outcome of
further thrombotic events after an initial episode of acute deep venous thrombosis. Methods …

Background Despite advances in the management of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and
pulmonary embolism (PE), relatively few contemporary data describe and compare …

Venous thrombosis involving the deep veins is a major US health problem that affects over
2.5 million people annually. The most serious complication of a deep venous thrombosis …

Background Asymptomatic or silent pulmonary embolism (S-PE) in patients with deep vein
thrombosis has been the focus of numerous publications with the objective of determining …

Forty-six patients with a diagnosis of acute deep venous thrombosis (DVT) established by
means of duplex ultrasound (US) were prospectively followed up with serial duplex US …

Aim: To determine if the mode of presentation of venous thromboembolism (VTE), as deep
vein thrombosis (DVT) or pulmonary embolism (PE), predicts the likelihood and type of …

Objectives. To study the sequelae of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) in terms of symptoms
and objective signs of deep venous insufficiency (DVI) and their relationship to the initial …

PURPOSE This review summarizes the evidence regarding the efficacy of techniques for
diagnosis of deep venous thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism. METHODS We …

Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism are commonly viewed as different
manifestations of a single disease process, venous thromboembolism. Recent evidence …