The etiology, diagnosis and treatment of venous thromboembolism

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Chapter I General Introduction

Part I The etiology of venous thromboembolism.

Part I The etiology of venous thromboembolism

Chapter II High plasma concentration of factor VIIIc is a major risk factor for venous thromboembolism.

Chapter III Travel and venous thrombosis: real or fiction?

Part II The diagnostic management of venous thromboembolism

Chapter IV Requirements for appropriate evaluation of diagnostic tests in suspected pulmonary embolism

Chapter V Diagnosis of deep leg vein thrombosis

Chapter VI Diagnostic strategies for the management of patients with clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis.

Chapter VII Diagnostic management of pulmonary embolism

Chapter VIII Simplification of the diagnostic management of patients with suspected deep vein thrombosis.

Chapter IX Can causes of false normal D-dimer test results be identified?

Chapter X The accuracy of D-dimer in the diagnosis of venous thromboembolism: a meta-analysis.

Part III The therapeutic management of venous thromboembolism

Chapter XI Diagnosis and treatment of deep vein thrombosis in general practice; a survey in the Netherlands.

Chapter XII Treatment of deep vein thrombosis in the primary care setting: real or fiction?

Chapter XIII Early discharge strategies following venous thrombosis

Chapter XIV Treatment of proximal deep vein thrombosis with a novel synthetic compound (SR90107A/ORG31540) with pure antifactor-Xa activity. A phase II evaluation.

Chapter XV Safety of treatment with oral anticoagulants in the elderly. A systematic review

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