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A Multicenter MRI Protocol for the Evaluation and Quantification of Deep Vein Thrombosis
Published on: June 2, 2015
[Deep venous thrombosis--epidemiology, diagnosis and treatment]
Holger Marquard Sejersen1, Hans Kraemmer Nielsen, Jacob Pontoppidan Thyssen
1Sygehus Vendsyssel, Medicinsk Afdeling, Braedstrup Sygehus.
Abstract:
The pathogenesis of deep vein thrombosis (DVT) involves vascular changes or injury, stasis and alterations in the blood composition. The risk increases with age; however, important risk factors are cancer, surgery, immobilisation and hormone therapy. DVT most often appears in the crural veins. The diagnosis is based on ultrasound, d-dimer and clinical examination. Correct treatment requires gradient compression hosiery, low-molecular heparins and anticoagulant therapy. Duration of treatment depends on the individual risk of recurrence.
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