Thromboreductive Strategies

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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editors-in-Chief: Ujjwal Rastogi, MBBS [2]

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Presence of a residual thrombus doubles the risk of recurrent venous thromboembolism and Post-thrombotic syndrome[1].


References

  1. Prandoni P, Lensing AW, Prins MH, Bernardi E, Marchiori A, Bagatella P; et al. (2002). "Residual venous thrombosis as a predictive factor of recurrent venous thromboembolism". Ann Intern Med. 137 (12): 955–60. PMID 12484710.

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