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| Preface | p. xi |
| About the Editors | p. xiii |
| Contributors | p. xv |
| Introduction | |
| Causes of Venous Thrombosis | p. 3 |
| The Natural History of Venous Thromboembolism | p. 27 |
| Clinical Presentation | |
| Clinical Presentation of Deep Vein Thrombosis | p. 55 |
| Clinical Presentation of Pulmonary Embolism | p. 61 |
| Diagnostic Procedures | ... MORE |
| Clinical prediction rules for diagnosis of venous Thromboembolism | p. 73 |
| Plasma D-Dimer and Venous Thromboembolic Disease | p. 85 |
| Computed Tomography for Thromboembolic Disease | p. 113 |
| Lung Scintigraphy | p. 135 |
| MRI and MRA of the Pulmonary Vasculature | p. 171 |
| Pulmonary Angiography: Technique, Indications and Complication | p. 221 |
| Echocardiography in Pulmonary Embolism | p. 247 |
| Ultrasonography of Deep Vein Thrombosis | p. 263 |
| Conventional, Computed Tomographic and Magnetic Resonance Venography | p. 279 |
| Diagnostic Management Strategies | |
| Diagnostic Management Strategies in Patients with Suspected Deep Vein Thrombosis | p. 317 |
| Diagnostic Management Strategies in Patients with Suspected Pulmonary Embolism | p. 329 |
| Management of Venous Thromboembolism in Pregnancy | p. 353 |
| Management of Venous Thromboembolic Disease in Childhood | p. 373 |
| Management of Suspected Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension | p. 405 |
| Prevention of VTE | |
| Mechanical Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism | p. 423 |
| Pharmacological Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism | p. 435 |
| Vena Cava Filters and Venous Thromboembolism | p. 463 |
| Conservative and Surgical Treatment | |
| Initial and Long-Term Treatment of Deep Vein Thrombosis | p. 475 |
| Initial and Long-term Treatment of Patients with Pulmonary Embolism | p. 487 |
| Thrombolysis for the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism | p. 503 |
| Surgical Intervention in the Treatment of Pulmonary Embolism and Chronic Thromboembolic Pulmonary Hypertension | p. 513 |
| Interventional Techniques for Venous Thrombosis | p. 539 |
| Index | p. 553 |
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