Deep vein thrombosis develops in 1/1000 inhabitants of Western Europe per year. In the acute phase, it is critical to prevent the complication of pulmonary artery embolism. This is now effectively done at diagnosis with anticoagulation. Nevertheless, several thousand people die each year from this pulmonary thromboembolism because the diagnosis was not made.
Autoren
- Dr. med. Fabian Linden
- Mario Bertele
- Prof. Dr. med. Norbert Frey
- Prof. Dr. med. Christian Erbel
Publikation
- HAUSARZT PRAXIS
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