Treatment of Deep-Vein Thrombosis
- 15 July 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Massachusetts Medical Society in New England Journal of Medicine
- Vol. 351 (3), 268-277
- https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmcp031676
Abstract
A 52-year-old woman with no history of venous thromboembolism presents with a four-day history of discomfort in her left calf. Proximal deep-vein thrombosis is diagnosed by compression ultrasonography. How should her case be managed?Keywords
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