Background Relatively little is known about the long‐term consequences of venous
thromboembolism (VTE) on physical functioning. We compared long‐term frailty status …

Essentials• Post thrombotic syndrome (PTS) is a complication of deep vein thrombosis (DVT)
with limited treatment options.• Uniformity of the diagnostic strategy and the use of risk …

Deep‐vein thrombosis (DVT) can have a significant impact on a patient's life. In particular,
the development of post‐thrombotic syndrome as a long‐term complication of DVT can have …

Background Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) often results in venous valvular incompetence and
incomplete recanalization, followed by post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). Treatment with …

BACKGROUND Thromboprophylaxis can reduce the risk of venous thromboembolism (VTE)
during lower-limb immobilisation, but it is unclear whether or not this translates into …

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 …

Antiphospholipid syndrome (APS) is a systemic autoimmune disease characterized by
thrombotic and non-thrombotic macro-and microvascular manifestations and pregnancy …

Abstract The 1986 National Institutes of Health consensus conference Prevention of Venous
Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism emphasized the high rates of venous …

Daily long-term use of elastic compression stockings (ECS) by patients with deep venous
thrombosis (DVT) may help to prevent the post-thrombotic syndrome (PTS). However, the …

OBJECTIVE: We evaluated the effect of long-term anticoagulant treatment (enoxaparin vs
coumarin) in patients with deep venous thrombosis (DVT) as to incidence of post-thrombotic …