Thrombophlebitis

• Latest News
• Study Uncovers Blood Clot Risk in Hormone Therapy (10/05/2004, Reuters Health)
• Thrombosis Guidelines Offer New Recommendations For Travelers (09/13/2004, American College of Chest Physicians)

• From the National Institutes of Health
• What Is Deep Vein Thrombosis? (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)

• Overviews
• Thrombophlebitis (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Anatomy/Physiology
• Atlas of the Body: The Circulatory System -- Venous (American Medical Association)

• Diagnosis/Symptoms
• Doppler Study (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• Ultrasound: Venous (Extremities) (Radiological Society of North America)
• Vascular Diseases Diagnosis (Society of Interventional Radiology)

• Treatment
• Coumadin - Introduction for New Users (Patient Education Institute) - Requires Flash Player
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• Heparin a Better Choice for Cancer Patients with Blood Clots (American Cancer Society)
• Minimally Invasive Procedure Shrinks Blood Clots in the Brain (American Stroke Association)
• Treatment of Blood Clots (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File
• Vascular Diseases Treatments (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• Warfarin: Any Harm in Long-Term Use? (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents? (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File

• Clinical Trials
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Phlebitis (National Institutes of Health)
• ClinicalTrials.gov: Thrombophlebitis (National Institutes of Health)

• Specific Conditions
• Deep Vein Thrombosis Overview (Society of Interventional Radiology)
• New Perspective on Deep Vein Thrombosis (American Venous Forum)
• Pulmonary Embolism and Deep Vein Thrombosis (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File

• Prevention/Screening
• Aspirin: From Pain Relief to Preventive Medicine (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)
• FDA Approves Lab Tests for Genetic Clotting Risk (Food and Drug Administration)
• Prevention of Deep Vein Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism (American Heart Association) - Links to PDF File

• Related Issues
• Blood Clot in the Breast (Mondor's Disease) (Mayo Foundation for Medical Education and Research)

• Research
• Ability of Different D-Dimer Tests To Exclude Deep Venous Thrombosis and Pulmonary Embolism (American College of Physicians)
• Can Compression Stockings Prevent the Post-Thrombotic Syndrome? (American College of Physicians)
• Fondaparinux or Enoxaparin for Deep Venous Thrombosis? (American College of Physicians)
• Low Dose Warfarin Prevents Recurrence of Blood Clots - NHLBI Stops Study (National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute)
• Reliability and Safety of Managing Patients with Suspected Blood Clots in the Legs Using Comprehensive Duplex Ultrasonography (American College of Physicians)
• Using Magnetic Resonance Direct Thrombus Imaging to Diagnose Deep-Vein Thrombosis in the Lower Legs (American College of Physicians)

• Genetics
• Congenital Causes of Venous Thrombosis--Classification System (American College of Physicians)

• Directories
• Find an Interventional Radiologist (Society of Interventional Radiology)

• Organizations
• American Heart Association
• National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute