Why the study?
What are the predictors of deep vein thrombosis detected by follow-up CT venography after pulmonary embolism, and does its detection predict VTE recurrence?
Population
284 patients diagnosed with pulmonary embolism by multidetector-row CT and hospitalized at a tertiary…
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
up to 270 days (3 to 9 months)
Authors
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Early post-PE DVT detection declines sharply over months; hypothesis-generating for selective follow-up imaging before practice change.
What are the predictors of deep vein thrombosis detected by follow-up CT venography after pulmonary embolism, and does its detection predict VTE recurrence?
Detection of deep vein thrombosis by follow-up CT venography after pulmonary embolism is a strong independent predictor of subsequent VTE recurrence.
Lee et al. (2017) studied this question.
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