Isolated calf deep venous thrombosis: frequency on venous ultrasound and clinical characteristics

Abstract Background It remains controversial whether to include calf veins in the initial ultrasound evaluation of suspected deep venous thrombosis (DVT). We sought to investigate the frequency and clinical characteristics of isolated calf DVT. Materials and methods In this retrospective analysis, w...

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Main Authors: Thomas Heller, Mattes Becher, Jens-Christian Kröger, Ebba Beller, Susanne Heller, Raimund Höft, Marc-André Weber, Felix G. Meinel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-021-00516-1