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1. The long term clinical course of acute deep vein thrombosis of the arm: prospective cohort study.

Author

Prandoni, Paoloa, Bernardi, Enrico, Marchiori, Antonio, Lensing, Anthonie W. A., Prins, Martin H., Villalta, Sabina, Bagatella, Paola, Sartor, Donatella, Piccioli, Andrea, Simioni, Paolo, Pagnan, Antonio, and Girolami, Antonio

Subjects
*THROMBOSIS, *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases, *PATIENTS, *BLOOD coagulation, *RISK management in business, *BLOOD vessels, *EMBOLISMS, *THROMBOEMBOLISM, *ANTICOAGULANTS, *HEALTH outcome assessment
Abstract

Presents a paper on the long term clinical course of deep vein thrombosis of the arm. Conduct and methods of the study in which patients were treated with heparin followed by warfarin and then were checked on at timely intervals; Use of Kaplan-Meir estimates to assess the risk of recurrent thromboembolism and post-thrombotic syndrome; Use of Cox regression models to calculate hazard ratios by gender, age, extension of thrombosis and other factors; Conclusions that deep vein thrombosis of the arm carries a low risk of recurrent thromboembolism.

Published
2004
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Author

Tonks, Alison

Subjects
*MEDICAL research, *IMPOTENCE, *CARDIOVASCULAR diseases, *CLOSTRIDIOIDES difficile, *PROTON pump inhibitors, *SUDDEN infant death syndrome, *THERAPEUTIC complications, *PREGNANCY complications
Abstract

Offers medical news briefs for four research papers that were published in JAMA or Lancet during 2005. Researchers found that erectile dysfunction could be a signal for cardiovascular disease in American men. Proton pump inhibitors and H2 receptor antagonists are being linked to the increased incidence of Clostridium difficile infections in the United Kingdom. A study on dementia found that it is a global problem that will aflict 81 million people by 2040. A study in Scotland found that sudden infant death syndrome is associated with complications in other pregnancies.

Published
2006