Risks of thrombophilia and diagnostics of pulmonary embolism

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CONTENTS

Chapter 1 Introduction

Chapter 2 Incidence of venous thromboembolism in families with inherited thrombophilia

Chapter 3 The incidence of venous thromboembolism in asymptomatic carriers of a deficiency of antithrombin, protein C or protein S. A prospective cohort study

Chapter 4 Recurrence of venous thromboembolism in patients with familial thrombophilia

Chapter 5 The frequency of pregnancy-related venous thromboembolism in anticoagulant factor-deficient women: implications for prophylaxis

Chapter 6 The risk of abortion and stillbirth in antithrombin-,protein C-, and protein S-deficient women

Chapter 7 Safety of low-molecular-weight heparin in pregnancy: A systematic review

Chapter 8 The management of pregnancies with an increased risk of venous thromboembolism. Preliminary results of a prospective study

Chapter 9 Requirements for appropriate evaluation of diagnostic tests in suspected pulmonary embolism

Chapter 10 Comparison of a clinical probability estimate and two clinical models in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism

Chapter 11 The value of rapid quantitative D-dimer assays for suspected pulmonary embolism and the influence of embolus size on accuracy

Chapter 12 Performance of a rapid whole blood D-dimer in patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism

Chapter 13 Compression ultrasonography in patients with suspected pulmonary embolism: Is more extensive imaging useful?

Chapter 14 Cost-effectiveness of noninvasive diagnostic strategies in pulmonary embolism

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