Management of venous thromboembolism. Etiology, diagnosis, prognosis and treatment

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1 General Introduction

2 High plasma levels of coagulation factors IX or XI: risk factors for pulmonary embolism?

3 Frequency of the TAFI -438 G/A and Factor XIII Val34Leu polymorphisms in patients with objectively proven pulmonary embolism

4 Screening of high factor VIII levels is not recommended in patients with recently diagnosed pulmonary embolism

5 Travel and the risk of symptomatic venous thromboembolism

6 Non-invasive diagnostic work-up of patients with clinically suspected pulmonary embolism; results of a management study

7 The clinical usefulness of D-dimer testing in cancer patients with suspected deep venous thrombosis

8 Fibrinolytic therapy in venous thromboembolism

9 The value of echocardiographically assessed right ventricular dysfunction for the prognosis of patients with pulmonary embolism

10 Brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) as a predictor of adverse outcome in patients with pulmonary embolism

11 Summary and general discussion

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