Medical Treatment for Postthrombotic Syndrome
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Medical Treatment for Postthrombotic Syndrome.
Deep vein thrombosis (DVT) is a prevalent disease. About 20 to 30% of patients with DVT will develop postthrombotic syndrome (PTS) within months after the initial diagnosis of DVT. There is no gold standard for diagnosis of PTS, but clinical signs include pitting edema, hyperpigmentation, phlebectatic crown, venous eczema, and varicose veins. Several scoring systems have been developed for diag...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Seminars in Interventional Radiology
سال: 2017
ISSN: 0739-9529,1098-8963
DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1597765